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Physical Examination as a Helpful Aid in Decision-Making in Challenging ECGs

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An initial electrocardiogram (ECG) is provided below. While the initial impression might not immediately suggest ventricular tachycardia (VT), a closer examination raises suspicion. His current medication regimen includes apixaban, carvedilol, perindopril, spironolactone, torasemide, dapagliflozin, amiodarone, and ivabradine.

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ECG Changes in Intracranial Hemorrhage

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In that study commonest ECG abnormalites were QTc prolongation followed by brady/tachycardia and then ST segment deviations [3]. Lead electrocardiogram changes after supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. Lead electrocardiogram changes after supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. 2009 Nov;40(11):3478-84. 109.556753.

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Precordial ST depression. What is the diagnosis?

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Notice there is tachycardia. I have warned in the past that one must think of other etiologies of ischemia when there is tachycardia. In this case, the patient had failed to take his atenolol in the AM and was having reflex tachycardia in addition to ACS. Blackwell Publishing 2009. BP was 160/100. younger smoker).

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A young lady with wide complex tachycardia. My first time actually making this diagnosis de novo in real life in the ED!

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She was awake, alert, well perfused, with normal mental status and overall unremarkable physical exam except for a regular tachycardia, possible rales at both bases, some mild RUQ abdominal tenderness. Thus, I believe it is a regular, monomorphic, wide complex tachycardia. Or it could simply still be classic VT. What is the Diagnosis?

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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If the patient has Abnormal Vital Signs (fever, hypotension, tachycardia, or tachypnea, or hypoxemia), then these are the primary issue to address, as there is ongoing pathology which must be identified. Yield of Diagnostic Tests in Evaluating Syncopal Episodes in Older Patients Arch Intern Med 2009 Jul 27; 169:1299-1305. Sivilotti, M.,