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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

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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. There were no dysrhythmias on cardiac monitor during observation. See below for PM Cardio digitized version of this.

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Atrial fibrillation? Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia? Don't look at computer read until AFTER you interpret!

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This 60-something with h/o COPD and HFrEF (EF 25%) presented with SOB and chest pain. A deep neural network for 12-lead electrocardiogram interpretation outperforms a conventional algorithm, and its physician over-read, in the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. The patient in this case presented with dyspnea and chest pain.

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Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

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It was from a patient with chest pain: Note the obvious Brugada pattern. Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram, a sign for imminent malignant arrhythmias. 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. This patient ruled out for MI.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade.