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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I have used this to educate our residents, and I think they find it useful. Any ED systolic blood pressure less than 90 or greater than 180 mm Hg (+1) 4. Dysrhythmia, pacer), 4) valvular heart disease, 5) FHx sudden death, 6) volume depletion, 7) persistent abnormal vitals, 8) primary CNS event __ 3) Mendu ML et al.

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Unresponsive and Acidotic: OMI? Acute, subacute, or reperfused? What is the rhythm? Why RV dysfunction? Can CT scan help?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

They were unable to obtain a blood pressure. His heart rate was in the low 20s and we were also unable to obtain a blood pressure. He was given 50 mcg epinephrine with good response in both heart rate and blood pressure. For the medics, he was bradycardic in the 20-30s. His temperature was 32.8