UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: What's the Diagnosis? Case by Dr. Ben Smith (@ultrasoundjelly)

Posted: 6/22/2015 by Haney Mallemat, MD (Updated: 6/23/2015)
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Question

30 year-old patient presents with palpitations. A parasternal long-axis clip is shown below along with the rhythm strip. What's the diagnosis and what drug was given during this clip?

Answer

This was SVT and adenosine was given; notice how the heart pauses in the echo and in the rhythm strip.

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