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A Child with Blunt Trauma

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Blunt cardiac injury my result in : 1) Acute myocardial rupture with tamponade 2) Valve rupture (tricuspid, aortic, mitral) 3) Coronary thrombosis or dissection (and thus Acute MI) from direct coronary blunt injury 4) Dysrhythmias of all kinds. If it had been, could this outcome have been anticipated? And, then, so what?

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An adolescent with trauma, chest pain, and a wide complex rhythm

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Here the full text of the article: Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm: History and Chronology of the Main Discoveries Hope that helps! : ) Ken Case Outcome: The patient had never had any cardiopulmonary complaints, was otherwise completely healthy. He was admitted overnight and had no complications. What is it? What is the rhythm?