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ECG Blog #401 — What Kind of Block?

Ken Grauer, MD

That said — obvious findings include: i ) Marked bradycardia! — Unfortunately, before this could be accomplished — the patient went into cardiac arrest. She was successfully resuscitated — with a post-arrest rhythm similar to that seen in Figure-1. Cardiac cath did not reveal significant coronary disease!

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Potassium 6.2 with narrow QRS: any indication for calcium?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Theres sinus bradycardia, borderline PR interval, narrow QRS; normal axis/R wave progression; low precordial voltages, and subtle peaked T waves (most obvious in V2, but all T waves are symmetric with a narrow base). Theres no prior ECG to compare - but the bradycardia, prolonged PR and peaked T waves could all be from hyperkalemia.