Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

I sent it to 2 of my ECG nerd colleagues with no clinical information whatsoever, who instantly said: "Looks like afib with subendocardial ischemia and right heart strain pattern." "I The rhythm is rapid AFib. As noted above — it is not uncommon to see transient ST elevation with rapid AFib that resolves once the rate slows.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2020

Here is one full text article on the topic from Clinical Cardiology 2008: Diagnostic Approach and Treatment Strategy in Tachycardia-induced Cardiomyopathy Atrial Tachycardia (AT): another SVT in the ED Rapid dysrhythmia from non-sinus focus above AV node.

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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. AFib is the irregularly irregular rhythm that is most commonly confused with MAT — and , AFib is much, much, much more common than true MAT. GET a 12-lead!

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