Results for “bradycardia”

A 79-year-old woman is brought in drowsy and clammy after two episodes of collapse at home. The monitor shows complete heart block with a ventricular rate of 34…

Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist

An 82-year-old woman has fallen twice since her medicines were changed. She is slower when walking and has recently complained of constipation, blurred vision a…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Pre-internship · common

A 37-year-old woman at 37 weeks has a small amount of vaginal bleeding shortly after her membranes rupture. She remains haemodynamically stable, with no abdomin…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 33-year-old woman at 33+5 weeks has a blood pressure of 168/112 mmHg on two occasions despite oral treatment. She has persistent right upper quadrant pain; pl…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 71-year-old man is monitored after an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He becomes dizzy but remains conscious; the ECG shows regular P waves at 84…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 48-year-old woman taking sotalol for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation has two brief episodes of collapse. The ECG monitor records recurrent bursts of polymorphi…

Emergency and Toxicology · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 29-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, is in spontaneous labour at 39 weeks gestation. One hour after her cervix was 5 cm dilated, the membranes rupture spontan…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common