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Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. CASE CONTINUED She was admitted to the ICU. See this post: How a pause can cause cardiac arrest 2. She was intubated. CT of the chest showed no pulmonary embolism but bibasilar infiltrates. LBBB, ventricular pacing, etc.)." The plan: 1.

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A dialysis patient with nonspecific symptoms and pseudonormalization of ST segments

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His ED cardiac ultrasound (which is not at all ideal for detecting wall motion abnormalities, and is also very operator dependent for this finding) was significant for depressed global EF. The patient's initial troponin I was 2.0 ng/mL (99% reference level = 0.030 ng/mL. His prior EF from an ECHO 6 months prior indicated 35% LVEF.

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Anterior OMI with RBBB has VF x 3: how to prevent further episodes of VF?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

On arrival in the ED, a bedside ultrasound showed poor LV function (as predicted by the Queen of Hearts) with diffuse B-lines. A retrospective 'target trial emulation' comparing amiodarone and lidocaine for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. I don't know what the device algorithm interpretation stated.