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Right axis deviation

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Jason's Blog: ECG Challenge of the Week for Sept. 9-16.

Patient's clinical data:  76-year-old white man admitted to the ICU.  

Hint:  In Fig. 2, there is an extremely subtle clue on that ECG that I almost didn't notice.  Laddergrams will be provided for both of these as the end of the week.

What is going on here?  

 

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All depends on how you define "degrees".

One of our local news channels was reporting widespread and record-breaking right axis deviation throughout central Virginia.  

References / Sources:
1.)  WRIC Richmond News and Weather - - WRICTV8 - Home
2.)  Blaufuss Multimedia - Heart Sounds and Cardiac Arrhythmias

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Jason's Blog: ECG Challenge of the Week for June 17-24. What "highs" and "lows" is this tracing suggestive of?

This week’s ECG is categorized under the heading:“Tracing suggestive of          This is a classical example of this pair of derangements.

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