Treacherous technician syndrome
Treacherous technician syndrome refers to a limb lead reversal that usually occurs due to the technical error of reversing the right and left arm electrodes. Treacherous technician syndrome has become more common as non-experienced personnel replace electrocardiogram technicians. Treacherous technician syndrome is the most common cause of situs inversus (or dextrocardia) false-positives. [1]
Limb-lead reversals (LLRs) remain clinically problematic.[2]
References
- ^ eMedicine - Situs Inversus : Article by Annamaria Wilhelm
- ^ IngentaConnect Simple Diagnosis of Limb-Lead Reversals by Predictable Changes in
- Glancy DL. Jones M. ECG of the month. Reversal of the arm leads or situs inversus with mirror-image dextrocardia? Reversal of the limb leads and of the precordial leads. [Case Reports. Journal Article] Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 159(2):63-5, 2007 Mar-Apr.
- Rao PS. Dextrocardia: systematic approach to differential diagnosis. [Review] [56 refs] [Journal Article. Review] American Heart Journal. 102(3 Pt 1):389-403, 1981 Sep.