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Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The limb lead abnormalities appear to be part of the Brugada pattern, as described in this article: Inferior and Lateral Electrocardiographic RepolarizationAbnormalities in Brugada Syndrome Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias.

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What is this rhythm? And why rhythm problems are easier for the Emergency Physician than acute coronary occlusion (OMI).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sinus tach is often misinterpreted as a dysrhythmia. Second , when you have a rhythm problem, you are likely to be able to fix the problem with electricity (cardioversion, defibrillation, pacing). They often have good ejection fraction and tolerate the dysrhythmia quite well. 2) PSVT with "aberrancy" (atypical RBBB+LAFB).