Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

He was admitted for monitoring, as his risk of a ventricular dysrhythmia as cause of the syncope is high ( very high due to HFrEF and ischemic cardiomyopathy ). IF you missed the KEY Findings on the pre-hospital ECG of todays case Please take another look at My Comment at the bottom of the page of that February 6, 2020 post.

STEMI 52

STEMI Hospital Coronary Angiogram Dysrhythmia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 5, 2020

Atrial dysrhythmias, and atrial fi brillation in particular, are frequently misdiagnosed by computer algorithms and then by the physician who overreads them. of all cases, and 62% of Veritas® misdiagnoses). == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 1/5/2020 ): == This case illustrates a number of important teaching points. GET a 12-lead!

Atrial Fibrillation 52

Atrial Fibrillation Tachycardia Arrhythmia Pulmonary 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Sinus tach is often misinterpreted as a dysrhythmia. They often have good ejection fraction and tolerate the dysrhythmia quite well. There is no evidence that this elderly patient has suffered from VT or other primary dysrhythmias in the past. See this case, for example: A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Tachycardia 96

Tachycardia Dysrhythmia ICU Pulmonary 96