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I will start the discussion by admitting that I am not an expert of electrophysiology or complex dysrhythmias. I do not know if this patient has a history of cardiac disease or a recent complaint of chestpain, but T wave inversion and some biphasic T waves makes me think of reperfusion changes, reflecting a recent M.I.
I will start the discussion by admitting that I am not an expert of electrophysiology or complex dysrhythmias. I do not know if this patient has a history of cardiac disease or a recent complaint of chestpain, but T wave inversion and some biphasic T waves makes me think of reperfusion changes, reflecting a recent M.I.
She had a single chamber ICD/Pacemaker implanted several years prior due to ventricular tachycardia. She presented to the emergency department after a couple of days of chest discomfort. Learning points *A patient with tachydysrhythmia and chest discomfort needs immediate rhythm or rate control. small squares in width (260ms).
He received a permanent pacemaker during the subsequent inpatient stay. Smith and Myers found that in otherwise classic Wellens syndrome – that is, prior anginal chestpain that resolves with subsequent dynamic T wave inversions on the ECG – even the T waves of LBBB behave similarly. [2] Hospital transport was unremarkable.
Check : [vitals, SOB, ChestPain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, ChestPain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. Syncope with Exertion (EGSYS) 7.
Written by Willy Frick with edits by Ken Grauer An older man with a history of non-ischemic HFrEF s/p CRT and mild coronary artery disease presented with chestpain. He said he had had three episodes of chestpain that day while urinating. How does a pacemaker accomplish RBBB morphology? ECG 1 What do you think?
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