Chest Pain Dysrhythmia Pulmonary 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. Gunshot wound to the chest with ST Elevation Would your radiologist make this diagnosis, or should you record an ECG in trauma?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
I also believe that we physicians and medics are eager to treat dysrhythmias, and we want to see them even when they are not there. Dilated pupils and hypertension are a strong clue to sympathetic overload, but don't forget anticholinergic syndromes, including tricyclics! Place the Left Leg electrode on the right lower costal margin.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 5, 2020
This 60-something with h/o COPD and HFrEF (EF 25%) presented with SOB and chest pain. Atrial dysrhythmias, and atrial fi brillation in particular, are frequently misdiagnosed by computer algorithms and then by the physician who overreads them. The patient in this case presented with dyspnea and chest pain.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 20, 2020
He was admitted for monitoring, as his risk of a ventricular dysrhythmia as cause of the syncope is high ( very high due to HFrEF and ischemic cardiomyopathy ). He denied chest pain or dyspnea throughout. No previous study for comparison. Clinical Course: - He had no events on cardiac monitoring overnight. -
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 19, 2016
It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. The patient was transported to the CCU for further medical optimization where a pulmonary artery catheter was placed.
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. CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism. He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2016
A late middle-aged man presented with one hour of chest pain. Bedside ultrasound showed no effusion and moderately decreased LV function, with B-lines of pulmonary edema. Could the dysrhythmias have been prevented? Most recent echo showed EF of 60%. He also had a history of chronic kidney disease, stage III.
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