Respiratory T Wave Inversion

Report:

Sinus rhythm

Respiratory T wave inversion

Comment:

Like in Case 117, the only danger to the patient is that her ECG strips may be taken seriously. It is more of a problem in 12-lead tracings, where only a few beats may be recorded in the right precordial leads, where respiratory fluctuation is most likely to happen. Deep conclusions and painful tests may result.

T wave is the most unstable part of the ECG. Airline pilots may flip it while landing, inverted ones may normalise during anginal attacks, etc86. But this case illustrates another pitfall.

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