Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 6, 2018
Written by Pendell Meyers, with edits by Steve Smith Thanks to my attending Nic Thompson who superbly led this resuscitation We received a call that a middle aged male in cardiac arrest was 5 minutes out. No other cause of arrest was identified based on lab results or pan-CT scan.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 24, 2018
One hour later (labs not yet returned), here is the ECG recorded just after the team noticed a sudden wide complex with precipitous decompensation, just before cardiac arrest: Bizarre, Brady, and Broad (wide QRS). Upon arrival in the ICU, before getting Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodialysis (CVVHD), his potassium had risen again to 7.8
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
His temperature was brought back to normal over time in the ICU. C), with Cardiac Echo -- A Pathognomonic ECG. Norepinephrine was started, and another ECG was recorded: The patient was rewarmed with external rewarming, heated humidified air via ventilator circuit, warm IV fluid, and Arctic sun device. He did well and was discharged.
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%.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2024
About 45 minutes after the second EKG, the patient was found in cardiac arrest. A temporary pacemaker was implanted, and she was admitted to the ICU with cardiogenic shock. Later the next day, she went into cardiac arrest again. By the time I saw the repeat EKG, the patient was already in cardiac arrest.
European Journal of Heart Failure
DECEMBER 13, 2023
CV, cardiovascular; HT, heart transplantation; ICU, intensive care unit; LVAD, left ventricular assist device. Aims Few studies have reported data on the optimal timing of left ventricular (LV) unloading during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for cardiac arrest or shock.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 23, 2024
Given the presentation, the cardiologist stented the vessel and the patient returned to the ICU for ongoing critical care. (TIMI 3 means the rate of passage of dye through the coronary artery is normal by angiography.) Lesions less than 70% are generally considered to be non-flow limiting. Two subsequent troponins were down trending.
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