title: Dysrhythmia update. Differential diagnosis of supraventricular tachycardia in an elderly man.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: McCauley
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Doherty
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*