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Dysrhythmia update. Differential diagnosis of supraventricular tachycardia in an elderly man
K N McCauley1, C T Lloyd, J U Doherty
1University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
|January 15, 1999
Abstract:
An 82-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a narrow complex tachycardia. This article presents his case history, examples of the dysrhythmia, and a differential diagnosis approach to identifying the source of the tachycardia. The mechanism of the tachycardia is described and diagrammed and the follow-up care of the patient presented.