Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 26, 2023

A 20-something presented after a huge verapamil overdose in cardiogenic shock. Today's patient is a young male who presented in cardiogenic shock following a massive verapamil overdose. He had been seen at an outside institution and been given 6 g calcium gluconate, KCl, and a norepinephrine drip. The initial K was 3.0

Cardiogenic Shock 88

Cardiogenic Shock Arrhythmia Blog Education 88

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 3, 2024

Some patients have baseline RBBB with LAFB, but in patients with likely ACS, these are associated with severe infarction with cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock or impending shock. Suffice it to say that, "The heart does whatever it will do when a patient is about to arrest".

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Cardiogenic Shock Cardiac Arrest Hospital Ischemia 113

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With the history of Afib, CTA abdomen was ordered to r/o mesenteric ischemia vs ischemic colitis vs small bowel obstruction. An elderly man with sudden cardiogenic shock, diffuse ST depressions, and STE in aVR Literature 1. Thirty-six patients (36%) presented with cardiac arrest, and 78% (28/36) underwent emergent angiography.

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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52