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EKG – 2 – Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response

72 year old female presents to HUM with shortness of breath and increasing lower extremity edema over the last month.

Vitals: SBP 160s, HR 170s, RR 26, O2 sat 94 % on RA

On exam, patient tachypneic, able to speak in short sentences, had irregular heart rate, crackles through lungs with decreased breath sounds bilaterally, distended abdomen with marked bilateral lower extremity edema.

WHAT DOES HER EKG SHOW? (Below is a short video of her monitored rhythm.)

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