Diabetes STEMI Tachycardia 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Sinus tachycardia has many potential causes. This is especially true for the elderly patient with sinus tachycardia. What is the cause of the sudden tachycardia? It has been estimated that in the aggregate, they occur at a rate of about 3 per 1000 patients with acute MI, and most of these events occur in patients with STEMI.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Are Some Cardiologists Really Limited by Strict Adherence to STEMI millimeter criteria? I was texted these ECGs by a recent residency graduate after they had all been recorded, along with the following clinical information: A 50-something with no cardiac history, but with h/o Diabetes, was doing physical work when he collapsed.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The prehospital and ED computer interpretation was inferior STEMI: There’s normal sinus rhythm, first degree AV block and RBBB, normal axis and normal voltages. The paramedic notes called STEMI into question: “EMS disagree with monitor for STEMI callout. Past medical history included diabetes and hypertension.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 1, 2024
His medical history includes hypertension, a decade-long battle with diabetes, ischemic heart disease, a coronary bypass graft surgery ten years ago, a diagnosis of congestive heart failure for the last five years, and a prior ICD implantation five years ago. What is the rhythm? Smith : Are they P-waves? That was also my initial concern.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Pulse was 115, BP 140/65, and afebrile He was found to have cellulitis and to be in diabetic ketoacidosis, with bicarb of 14, pH of 2.27, glucose of 381, anion gap of 18, and lactate of 2.2 20% of cases that everyone would call a STEMI have a competely open artery by the time of angiogram 60-90 minutes later.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A 56 year old male with a history of diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department with sudden onset weakness, fatigue, lethargy, and confusion. At 2111, the troponin I peaked at 12.252 ng/mL (this is in the range of STEMI patients, quite high). No ECG was ordered on Day #1.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Case submitted and written by Mazen El-Baba MD, with edits from Jesse McLaren and edits/comments by Smith and Grauer A 90-year old with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, presented with acute onset chest/epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. BP was 110 and oxygen saturation was normal.
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