Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Because the patient had asystole, was resuscitated without difficulty, and had no neurologic function, suspected a cerebral hemorrhage was suspected as the etiology of the arrest, specifically subarachnoid hemorrhage. She went for a head CT and had a severe subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to ruptured aneurysm.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IntroductionSubarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) resulting from the spontaneous rupture of an aneurysm is a rare and highly debilitating condition. Results76,553 patients within the NIS were diagnosed with nontraumatic SAH between 2010 and 2019, of which 10,634 (13.89%) had a comorbid diagnosis of AKI.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 21, 2023

J waves can also be induced by Occlusion MI (5), STEMI mimics including takotsubo and myocarditis complicated by ventricular arrhythmias (6, 7), and subarachnoid hemorrhage with VF (8). Heart Rhythm 2010 Hudzik B, Gasior M. The final letter in the SLOWED mnemonic is " D " for "Dead" ( resulting from VT/VF or asystolic cardiac arrest ).

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