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Serial ECGs for chest pain: at what point would you activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There’s competing sinus bradycardia and junctional rhythm, with otherwise normal conduction, borderline right axis, normal R wave progression and voltages. As Smith and Meyers explained in a 2020 article in EM News : “What should we do in the meantime while we are still stuck in the STEMI paradigm in daily practice? What do you think?

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9 Things to Monitor When Taking Medication for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

Conquering CHD

A rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) can increase the workload on your heart, while a slow heartbeat (bradycardia) can cause fatigue and dizziness. Related Article: Medications for Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Parent Should Know Give Hope 365 Days a Year.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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I have used this to educate our residents, and I think they find it useful. PVCs N ot generally considered abnormal ECG findings: Isolated PAC, First Degree AV Block, Sinus bradycardia at a rate of 35-45, and Nonspecific ST-T abnormalities (even if different from a previous ECG). starts at end of article on p.

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Patient is informed of her husband's death: is it OMI or it stress cardiomyopathy?

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Within ten minutes, she developed bradycardia, hypotension, and ST changes on monitor. Bradycardia and heart block are very common in RCA OMI. After this ECG was obtained, the ER physician received word that the patient's husband had died in the crash. He told the patient this horrible news. Circulation , 145 (13), 10021019.