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4 EKG abnormalities: What are the lifesaving diagnoses?
These conditions may not have associated findings on physical exam. See if you can make the diagnosis based on the EKG tracings.
The author listing for the Clinical Inquiry, “What is the best imaging method for patients with a presumed acute stroke?” (J Fam Pract. 2014;63:36-37) incorrectly listed Leilani St. Anna, MLIS, AHIP as one of the authors. It should have read: Roya Sadeghi, MD, and Jon Neher, MD (Valley Family Medicine Residency, Renton, Wash), and Sarah Safranek, MLIS (University of Washington Health Sciences Library, Seattle).
The article “4 EKG abnormalities: What are the lifesaving diagnoses?” (J Fam Pract. 2014;63:368-375) incorrectly stated that ventricular fibrillation was one of 4 arrhythmias associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome that should be treated with synchronized cardioversion. In fact, an unstable patient with ventricular fibrillation should receive defibrillation—not synchronized cardioversion. The passage, which appeared on page 373, has been corrected in the online edition of the article.