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If a patient has tordeas de pointes or ventricular fib wouldn't they be able to hear it with a stethoscope?
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No: Ventricular fibrillation requires a ekg or cardiac monitor to detect. It is a medical emergency and one has to treat it as a medical emergency. One would not take a guess on such a condition by listening.
Answered 11/27/2016
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No.: Both of these rhythyms generally produce loss of consciousness within seconds of onset. You probably wouldn't hear a thing.
Answered 10/4/2016
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