Arrhythmia
A 56-year-old male patient, type 2 diabetic controlled by medication (only metformin 500mg 2/3 times a day) and dyslipidemic, but without medication for this. After fasting for 20 hours without liquid or solid, he presented with arrhythmia, irregular pulse (strong, weak pulses and sometimes without pulse for a few seconds), presented pre-syncope, palpitations, blood pressure was normal 120/80mmHg, blood glucose was normal. HR was 168 bpm. After an hour he felt an improvement in the arrhythmia. The next day he went to a clinic and he underwent an EKG. Possible diagnoses...
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