Extreme Polyuria: At the Heart of the Answer

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Extreme Polyuria: At the Heart of the Answer Steven Armbruster, MD, Dragica Mrkoci, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 121, Issue 10, Pages e5-e6 (October 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.05.029 Copyright © 2008 Terms and Conditions

Figure Start of the atrial tachycardia leading to the polyuria response. The ectopic P waves are annotated with the asterisks, after which they blend into the T waves as the heart rate accelerates to roughly 110 beats per minute. The American Journal of Medicine 2008 121, e5-e6DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.05.029) Copyright © 2008 Terms and Conditions