Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2015
An 8-year-old girl periodically has sudden short-term heart pain, sensation of chest compression, epigastric pain, dizziness, vomiting. Objectively: the patient is pale, respiratory rate - 40/min, jugular pulse is present. Heart rate - 185 bpm, of poor volume. BP - 75/40 mm Hg. ECG taken during an attack shows ectopic P waves, QRS wave is not deformed. At the end of an attack a compensatory pause is observed. The most likely cause of the attack is:
Answer options
- Complete AV-block
- Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia
- Sinus tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
Correct answer
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
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