title: Simple approach to an apparently chaotic arrhythmia.
abstract: Deciphering complex arrhythmias requires a strict, systematic approach. In a step-by-step analysis of an electrocardiogram recorded from a patient with severe metabolic disturbances, we present a few simple suggestions that may often be helpful in electrocardiographic interpretation.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis