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A young man with another episode of tachycardia. What is it? And why give adenosine in sinus rhythm?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His blood pressure was 118/96. This patient was admitted to the hospital and taken to the EP lab the following day. His systolic blood pressure declined from 130 to 90 and the emergency medicine team decided to proceed with cardioversion. With that in mind, how would you proceed with treatment?

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The initial blood pressure was 80/palp with a heart rate of 104, respirations 20, oxygen saturations of 94% and a finger stick blood glucose of 268. In addition, the patient received 750 mL of fluid resuscitation with transient improvement of blood pressure.

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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I also believe that we physicians and medics are eager to treat dysrhythmias, and we want to see them even when they are not there. Henry Ford Hospital. Henry Ford Hospital. Dilated pupils and hypertension are a strong clue to sympathetic overload, but don't forget anticholinergic syndromes, including tricyclics! Hollander, J.

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The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Infections and inflammation of the heart eg myocarditis will cause acute inflammation of the heart and therefore may compromise the pumping ability of the heart Conditions such as high blood pressure will make the heart work harder and as it does so it will become more muscular. You can only diagnose it in retrospect.

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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

Any ED systolic blood pressure less than 90 or greater than 180 mm Hg (+1) 4. Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to general hospital: the EGSYS score. Background: Syncope is a common, potentially serious condition accounting for many hospital admissions.