FYI for the cognoscenti ... I have a medical procedure tomorrow morning. It sounds scary but it's routine; I've had it done before, in 2000, 2001, and 2022.
My heart has been in atrial fibrillation for at least two months. Cardioversion is the typical procedure for correcting it. It's like a Ctrl-Alt-Del for your heart.
You can watch the animated video if interested. YouTube also has video of patients being zapped.
With luck, I'm discharged by mid-morning.
@jdtasker @WordsmithFL
Back in the day we had a 22yo male present for a routine reenlistment physical. EKG revealed A-fib, history included 2ppd cigarette/ 8 cup per day coffee use.
Kept in medical ward with monitoring; no smoking, no coffee. After 14 hours, at 3am, patient agitation was high, duty corpsman took him off monitor and into restroom for a quick smoke and cup of coffee.
Upon return to bed, patient had spontaneously cardioverted. Physician not best pleased, but. . . it worked.