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Taquicardia auricular multifocal
SÃntomas:
- Sensación táctil de los latidos del corazón ( palpitaciones )
- Mareos
- Desmayo
- Dificultad respiratoria
- Opresión en el tórax
- Puede presentarse en los niños pérdida de peso y retraso en el desarrollo
Los sÃntomas adicionales que se pueden asociar con esta enfermedad son:
Signos y exámenes:
Un examen muestra un ritmo cardÃaco rápido de 100 a 180 latidos por minuto. La presión sanguÃnea es normal o baja y puede haber signos de mala circulación.
Los exámenes para diagnosticar la taquicardia auricular multifocal comprenden:
Los monitores cardÃacos se utilizan para registrar los latidos cardÃacos rápidos y abarcan:
- Monitoreo Holter durante 24 horas
- Registradores portátiles de uso prolongado que le permiten a la persona comenzar a registrar si se presentan los sÃntomas
- Si el paciente está hospitalizado, se le vigila su ritmo cardÃaco durante las 24 horas del dÃa
Referencias:
Ferri FF. Ferri’s Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006:540.
Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice . 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:1080-1081.
- Fecha de revisión: 7/17/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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