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Generalized Weakness After Heavy Drinking: Your Dx?

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A 38-year-old man with a history of hypertension, depression, and alcohol abuse presented with total body weakness after drinking heavily the night before. His ECG is shown here. What diagnosis does this ECG indicate?

A 38-year-old man with a history of hypertension, depression, and alcohol abuse presented with total body weakness after drinking heavily the night before. Vital signs were normal, except for blood pressure of 158/94 mm Hg. His medications included hydrochlorothiazide and fluoxetine, but he had not been taking either drug recently. His ECG is shown here.

What diagnosis does this ECG indicate?

A. Hypocalcemia
B. Hypomagnesemia
C. Hyperkalemia
D. Hypokalemia
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