SAQ 335 – Cardiology – complete heart block with ventricular escape

Marked out of 13.00

A 72-year-old woman is brought in after a syncopal episode from which she fully recovered. A recent admission for syncope did not identify a cause. En route to the ED she becomes unresponsive and hypotensive. Her resuscitation-room ECG is shown below.

Observation Value
Blood pressure 82/55 mmHg
Respiratory rate 24/min
Oxygen saturation 84% on room air
Temperature 36.4 C
Twelve-lead ECG showing severe bradycardia with complete heart block and broad escape complexes.
ECG

Describe four (4) important ECG findings.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

State the most likely diagnosis.

(Marked out of 1.0)


/ 1

List three (3) potentially reversible precipitants, with examples where relevant.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

Outline your management.

(Marked out of 5.0)


/ 5

Total Score: 0 / 13

Percentage: 0%

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