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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
EKG is not a major diagnostic tool for air embolism, but it may show some changes that can point to it as a diagnosis. | |||
==EKG== | ==EKG== | ||
*EKG may be used to help diagnose air embolism. | |||
*Findings on EKG include ST segment changes, peaked P waves, and tachyarrthmia.<ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[P. L. Gildenberg]], [[R. P. O'Brien]], [[W. J. Britt]] & [[E. A. Frost]] | |||
| title = The efficacy of Doppler monitoring for the detection of venous air embolism | |||
| journal = [[Journal of neurosurgery]] | |||
| volume = 54 | |||
| issue = 1 | |||
| pages = 75–78 | |||
| year = 1981 | |||
| month = January | |||
| doi = 10.3171/jns.1981.54.1.0075 | |||
| pmid = 7463123 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
EKG is not a major diagnostic tool for air embolism, but it may show some changes that can point to it as a diagnosis.
EKG
- EKG may be used to help diagnose air embolism.
- Findings on EKG include ST segment changes, peaked P waves, and tachyarrthmia.[1]
References
- ↑ P. L. Gildenberg, R. P. O'Brien, W. J. Britt & E. A. Frost (1981). "The efficacy of Doppler monitoring for the detection of venous air embolism". Journal of neurosurgery. 54 (1): 75–78. doi:10.3171/jns.1981.54.1.0075. PMID 7463123. Unknown parameter
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