Remove AFIB Remove Cardiac Arrest Remove ICU
article thumbnail

What is this ECG finding? Do you understand it before you hear the clinical context?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His temperature was brought back to normal over time in the ICU. C), with Cardiac Echo -- A Pathognomonic ECG. The rhythm is irregularly irregular, and appears to be AFib with a fairly slow ventricular response ( overall rate <70/minute ) — although marked baseline artifact renders the search for atrial activity futile.

article thumbnail

20-something with huge verapamil overdose and cardiogenic shock

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He was admitted to the ICU and was unstable, in shock, overnight. ie, See My Comment in the April 6, 2023 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — in which AFib and AV Wenckebach were repeatedly misinterpreted by a number of medical providers over a period of months, with obvious implications regarding optimal treatment decision-making ).