You're
about to start rounds with your teaching attending. He is a cardiologist
and likes to bring an EKG with him every day for you to interpret.
He hands you the EKG below and says, this patient was admitted "palpitations
and syncope" and this is one of the EKG's they got. He has
already ruled out for myocardial infarction (enzymes negative) and
never had any chest pain, diaphoresis, or shortness of breath. His
only complaint was palpitations and blacking out and a large laceration
on his forehead from the fall. What is your interpretation of the
EKG.
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