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Finger Pulse + | -0.5 - Minhanh s elatah boleh belindustry | + 6. ECG Lead I (mv) 0.4 | 0.2 -0.2 | | 4 6 O Ventricular tachycardia O Atrial fibrillation O Premature nodal contractions O Premature supraventricular contractions O Premature ventricular complexes

Question: below is an ecg that was recorded on mary, a 43-year-old woman who had valvular surgery 10 years ago. She has developed dyspnes over the last 3 years. what type of arrhythmia is shown in her ECG?

Answer 1

Option 2

The ECG shows irregular rhythm with loss of p waves and the pulse which is irregular.

These two points strongly suggest towards the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation

The patient had a history of valvular surgery before which also predisposes the patient to atrial fibrillation

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