title: An alcoholic man with an abnormal pulse.
abstract: A 47-year-old man who smelled of alcohol presented with a three-day history of sore throat. He had not had fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rhinorrhea, cough, chest pain, or palpitations. On evaluation in the emergency department, he was found to have tachycardia and an irregular pulse.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Rosenbach
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Adelman
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D013956:Antithyroid Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011441:Propylthiouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests
chemical_list: D013956:Antithyroid Agents; D011441:Propylthiouracil