Severe bradycardia with a prominent J wave refractory to atropine: was it a cause or a result of a fall? A case report and a brief review on the treatment of hypothermia.
We report on an eighty five year old male who had presented with bradycardia and a prominent J wave on EKG. Initial attemps to treat bradycardia with atropine were unsuccessful and on further evaluation the patient was found to have hypothermia.
Qadir
Rehana
R
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Kanjwal
Khalil
K
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D001285:Atropine