Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 12, 2020

The cardiac monitor showed sinus rhythm but the automatic blood pressure cuff was not reading. We arrived in the resuscitation bay and recorded a heart rate of 115 bpm and blood pressure of 50/30 mm Hg. Why would she have such varying blood pressure? She was discharged home in good condition.

Pericarditis 40

Pericarditis Hospital Ultrasound Blood Pressure 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Final models were chosen to optimise area under the curve (AUC) score while ensuring interpretability.ResultsOverall, 128 (6.9%) patients died in hospital, with 292 (15.7%) patients requiring ICU admission and 373 (20.0%) patients with LVEF < 40%. for ICU admission, and 0.74 for in-hospital mortality, 0.78 for LVEF < 40%.

STEMI 52

STEMI Hospital ICU Outcomes 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2022

On arrival in the ED, he was hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure in the 70s. Despite the clinical context, Cardiology was consulted due to concerns for a "STEMI". He was admitted to the ICU and transferred emergently to a facility where he could undergo emergent dialysis as a part of further evaluation and management.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Bradycardia Cardiac Arrest STEMI 52