Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Dysrhythmia 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Written by Pendell Meyers and Peter Brooks MD A man in his 30s with no known past medical history was reported to suddenly experience chest pain and shortness of breath at home in front of his family. He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time. Submitted by a Med Student, with Great Commentary on Bias!
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 22, 2023
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 70s with no cardiac history presented with acute weakness, syncope, and fever. He denied chest pain or shortness of breath. In the clinical context of weakness and fever, without chest pain or shortness of breath, the likelihood of Brugada pattern is obviously much higher.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2016
A late middle-aged man presented with one hour of chest pain. Could the dysrhythmias have been prevented? If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., As I indicated above, in our cardiac arrest case, after pushing 40 mEq, the K only went up to 4.2 Most recent echo showed EF of 60%.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 30, 2019
It was from a patient with chest pain: Note the obvious Brugada pattern. The elevated troponin was attributed to either type 2 MI or to non-MI acute myocardial injury. There is no further workup at this time. Smith: Here is a case that was just texted to me today from a former resident. This patient ruled out for MI.
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