08/25/2011
The answer to last week’s 12-lead ECG Challenge was: Fever induced Brugada Syndrome
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08/25/2011
The answer to last week’s 12-lead ECG Challenge was: Fever induced Brugada Syndrome
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This tracing shows a rather typical pattern for this combined electrolyte imbalance, namely a characteristically narrow-based, peaked T wave (high potassium effect) at the end of a long ST segment (low calcium effect). The clinical disorder that this is suggestive (but not proof) of is chronic renal failure. 1
Reference/Source:
1 Marriott, HJL. ECG Challenge Pack. Windermere: Trinity Press, 1996, Card 29.