Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease electrocardiogram

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]

Overview

Electrocardiogram can be used in establishing that hypoxia is due to underlying respiratory cause and not cardiac.

An electrocardiogram can be used to differentiate between cardiac and respiratory (COPD) causes of hypoxia.