Remove 2022 Remove Dysrhythmia Remove Echocardiogram
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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. See these publications for more information Overall, management for cardiac contusion is mostly supportive unless surgical complications develop, involving appropriate treatment of dysrhythmias and hemodynamic instability. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from [link] Moyé, D.

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Back to basics: what is this rhythm? What are your options for treating this patient?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

But adenosine only lasts for seconds, and if the dysrhythmia recurs, then the adenosine is gone. Prevent the initiation of the dysrhythmia -- this can be done with a beta blocker by prenenting PACS 2. She had an echocardiogram which was normal. Smith: should we give adenosine again? Adenosine worked. It converted the rhythm.

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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. There were no dysrhythmias on cardiac monitor during observation. The patient proceeded to cath where all coronaries were described as normal with no evidence of any CAD, spasm, or any other abnormality. No more troponins were done.