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A 40-something presented after attempted prehospital resuscitation with persistent Ventricular Fibrillation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He underwent further standard resuscitation EXCEPT that we applied the Inspiratory Threshold Device ( ResQPod ) AND applied Dual Sequential Defibrillation (this simply means we applied 2 sets of pads, had 2 defib machines, and defibrillated with both with only a fraction of one second separating each defibrillation.

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ECG Blog #370 — A Post-Arrest Tachycardia.

Ken Grauer, MD

She underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation for VT/VFib — with ROSC ( R eturn O f S pontaneous C irculation ) following defibrillation and treatment with Epinephrine and Amiodarone. PEARL # 3: At this point — the most time-efficient step for solving today's rhythm will be to determine the nature of atrial activity.

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Chest pain and rapid pacing followed by an unexplained wide complex tachycardia. Time for cardioversion?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

No evidence for ischemia jumps out. Here is a representative CXR from a different patient showing a typical CRT-D The blue dotted line overlies the right atrial lead The red dotted line overlies the RV lead. This is the shock coil and identifies this device as a defibrillator. ECG 1 What do you think?

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Electrical instability in a healthy 50 year old. How to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

That said there were no clinical symptoms or ECG findings suggestive of ongoing ischemia. Most patients can be managed without and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) In patients with PVCs/VT and a presentation not typical for an idiopathic origin cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) should be considered, even if the Echo is normal.