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What changes would you expect on an EKG in a patient with newly diagnosed leukemia?
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Sinus tachycardia. The increase in WBC's replace esinophils in the blood and deprive them of O2 as the blood passes through the lungs. This in effect causes shortness of breath so the patient breaths faster and the heart pumps faster to pass more esinophils through the lungs.
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