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Osborn waves of hypothermia
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A 38-year-old patient with paranoid schizophrenia presented to our institution from the crisis response centre for unusual behaviour over the last 24 hours. Rectal temperature measured in the emergency department was 28.9°C (84.2°F) with an ECG (figure 1) showing Osborn waves in leads V1–V5 …
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