Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

A 50-something male with unspecified history of cardiomyopathy presented in diabetic ketoacidosis (without significant hyperkalemia) with a wide complex tachycardia and hypotension. Analysis: there is a wide complex tachycardia. This was the interpretation I put into the system: WIDE COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA. It is regular.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The ECG shows sinus tachycardia with RBBB and LAFB, without clear additional superimposed signs of ischemia. The Initial ECG in Today's Case: As per Dr. Meyers — the initial ECG in today's case shows sinus tachycardia with bifascicular block ( = RBBB/LAHB ). Sinus Tachycardia ( common in any trauma patient. ). QTc prolongation.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

EMS reports intermittent sinus tachycardia and bradycardia secondary to some type of heart block during transport. It is hard to make out P waves but you can see them best in V2, and notches in the T waves in other leads - this is a sinus tachycardia with a very long PR interval indicating first degree block.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Initial ECG in the ED: Presenting ECG : Wide-complex tachycardia at a rate about 200. This is overwhelmingly likely to be ventricular tachycardia, even if only age and medical history are considered. Nevertheless, the widths of both the QRS complex and the RS duration are similar in both the old ECG and the tachycardia.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Wide-complex tachycardia: VT or aberrant, or "other?" A wide-complex tachycardia in an older patient must immediately suggest ventricular tachycardia. Sinus tachycardia with aberrancy was unlikely as the rate was consistently 150 bpm, without spontaneous variation. second ), in which the tachycardia is sustained.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 17, 2024

It can automatically detect life threatening ventricular arrhythmias and treat them, either with a shock or, sometimes by overdrive pacing. And, after the shock, if there is bradycardia, it can be covered by these two pacing electrodes, one at the tip, and one proximal to it. These are high voltage, defibrillator shock coils.

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Ken Grauer, MD

DECEMBER 23, 2023

KEY Point: Knowing that the most commonly overlooked arrhythmia is AFlutter — suggests that the BEST way to avoid missing the diagnosis of AFlutter is simply to THINK of AFlutter whenever you have a regular SVT at a rate close to 150/minute ( in which you do not clearly see upright sinus P waves in lead II ). And a Final Tracing.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

There are three mechanisms of arrhythmia: automatic, re-entry, and triggered. The most common triggered arrhythmia is Torsades de Pointes. Automatic activity refers to enhanced pacemaking function (typically from a non sinus node source), for example atrial tachycardia. This has been discussed many times before on this blog.

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Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 18, 2024

Most of the time with AV block — the atrial rhythm will be regular ( or at least almost regular — if there is an underlying sinus arrhythmia ). PEARL # 5: As noted above — today's arrhythmia appears to represent some form of 2nd-degree AV block. Figure-4: I needed to draw a laddergram. .

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Wellnest

JUNE 19, 2023

Similarly, you may use our , app to adjust the paper speed along with amplification to read the slightest changes, especially for conditions like tachycardia and bradycardia. Alternatively, it also helps enhance arrhythmia management with coronary artery disease. It improves the prediction model for myocardial scar mass.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Learning points : Takotsubo can lead to cardiac arrest from ventricular arrhythmia. But there are 3 other wide beats in the tachycardia that begins with beat #6 ( = beats #7; 13,14 ). The QTc then gradually shortened over the course of several days as is usual for stress cardiomyopathy.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 21, 2023

This ECG shows a sinus bradycardia with a normal conduction pattern (normal PR, normal QRS, and normal QTc), normal axis, normal R-wave progression, normal voltages. Hypothermia can also produce bradycardia and J waves, with a pseudo-STEMI pattern. ECG met STEMI criteria and was labeled STEMI by computer interpretation.

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Arrhythmia In simple words, arrhythmia refers to an irregular heartbeat. A fast heartbeat is called tachycardia, while a slow heartbeat is called bradycardia in medical terms. If your heart beats too slowly, too quickly, or irregularly, an ECG will easily detect it.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

He has a family history concerning for arrhythmia. Given the circumstances of his car crash, we presume it was due to an underlying arrhythmia. He has a family history concerning for arrhythmia with his father requiring some sort of device (PPM, ICD, unclear) at a young age.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The arrhythmia spontaneously converted before defibrillation was achieved. As per Dr. Nossen — today's initial ECG ( LEFT tracing in Figure-2 ) shows sinus bradycardia with QRS widening due to bifascicular block ( RBBB/LAHB ). The patient was rushed to the nearest emergency department (non-PCI facility) for stabilization.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

ECG is consistent with severe hypokalemia and/or hypomagnesemia causing prolonged QT (QU) at high risk of Torsades (which is polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in the setting of a long QT interval). Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Long QT Syndrome with Continuously Recurrent Polymorphic VT: Management Cardiac Arrest. Is it STEMI?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Additionally, his cardiac telemetry monitor showed runs of accelerated idioventricular rhythm, a benign arrhythmia often associated with coronary reperfusion. He had multiple episodes of bradycardia and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. As expected, the patient reported total resolution of pain by the time he got to the ED.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

I completely agree with Dr. Nossen that in this patient with new CP and sinus tachycardia with LAHB — that the T waves in each of the inferior leads are hyperacute ( ie, clearly disproportionately "bulky" given size of the QRS in these leads ). — and which other patient(s) need to be seen as soon as possible to figure out what is going on?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Otherwise vitals after intubation were only notable for tachycardia. An initial EKG was obtained: Computer read: sinus tachycardia, early acute anterior infarct. Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7]. There was a 0.9% Circulation, 117, 1890–1893. [3]:

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 29, 2020

Therefore, she underwent temporary pacemaker placement and overdrive pacing at a rate of 90 bpm to keep the heart rate up in order to prevent these PVCs triggering ventricular arrhythmia. Hypokalemia was unlikely because she continued to have ventricular arrhythmia despite of correcting electrolytes.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There is sinus tachycardia and also a large R-wave in aVR. Drug toxicity , especially diphenhydramine , which has sodium channel blocking effects, and also anticholinergic effects which may result in sinus tachycardia, hyperthermia, delirium, and dry skin. Her temperature was 106 degrees. As part of the workup, she underwent an ECG.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

If the patient has Abnormal Vital Signs (fever, hypotension, tachycardia, or tachypnea, or hypoxemia), then these are the primary issue to address, as there is ongoing pathology which must be identified. Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful.

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