Worsened Dysrhythmia after Chemical Cardioversion with Digoxin; a Case of Malpractice
Journal Title: Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The patient was a 23-year-old man referred to the emergency department (ED) with the chief complaint of palpitation. The patient experienced dizziness, cold sweating, and lightheadedness after getting up which started spontaneously. He had four episodes of the same problems in seven months ago that felt better after taking 10 mg propranolol. However, in the cur-rent episode his problem was not solved by the same medication. He had no history of smoking, substance abuse, medication use, congenital heart disease, syn-cope, previous surgery, chest trauma, or any other known medical problems. As well, he had no any pos-itive history of the same problems in his family.
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