[Diagnostic image (209). A man after submersion in water].
A 32-year-old man was presented with severe hypothermia and respiratory insufficiency after submersion in water. The ECG showed Osborn waves and a prolonged QRS and QT duration which normalized after correction of the hypothermia.
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Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Intensive Care Unit, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen.
Ligtenberg
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Zijlstra
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D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D017694:Rewarming; D016896:Treatment Outcome