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A 40-Something male with a "Seizure," Hypotension, and Bradycardia

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Both of these features make inferior + RV MI by far the most likely ( Pseudoanteroseptal MI is another name for this ) There is also sinus bradycardia and t he patient is in shock with hypotension. A narrow complex bradycardia without any P-waves is also likely to respond to atropine, as it may be a junctional rhythm.

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Another deadly and confusing ECG. Are you still one of the many people who will be fooled by this ECG, or do you recognize it instantly?

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After initiating treatment for hyperkalemia, repeat ECG showed resolution of Brugada pattern: The ECG shows sinus tachycardia. It is critically important for all EM and critical care providers to have an intimate understanding of hyperkalemia and its ECG findings. The QRS is narrow and T waves are much less peaked.

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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

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There is also bradycardia. Bradycardia puts patients at risk for "pause-dependent" Torsades de Pointes. Torsades in acquired long QT is much more likely in bradycardia because the QT interval following a long pause is longer still. See here for management of Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia , which includes Torsades.

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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. Multidisciplinary critical care management of electrical storm. After this ECG was obtained, the ER physician received word that the patient's husband had died in the crash.