Osborn (J Wave) Etiology • Hypothermia (below ...

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Osborn (J Wave)



Etiology 

• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 

• Normal variant 

• Hypercalcemia 

• Neurological insult 

• Medications 

• Ventricular fibrillation 

Clinical 

• Most prominent in the precordial leads 

• Size of wave correlates with degree of hypothermia 

• Usually resolves with warming 

• No prognostic value 



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Dr. Gerald Diaz

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