Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. Massive Transfusion for Motorcycle Collision with Hemorrhage, Troponin Elevated. Between 81-95% of life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias and acute cardiac failure occur within 24-48 hours of hospitalization. 1900: RBBB and LAFB are almost fully resolved.

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Tachycardia Dysrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation Bradycardia 109

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2012

Blunt cardiac injury my result in : 1) Acute myocardial rupture with tamponade 2) Valve rupture (tricuspid, aortic, mitral) 3) Coronary thrombosis or dissection (and thus Acute MI) from direct coronary blunt injury 4) Dysrhythmias of all kinds. Localized bleeding from contusion could cause hemopericardium even without rupture.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

I have ordered an echocardiogram which will be done today, after that patient can be discharged to home with follow-up in 2 to 3 months." The echo was normal. Learning points 1. In this regular wide complex tachycardia , since the rhythm converted w adenosine, it is almost certainly SVT w aberrancy, which can be either: A.

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Tachycardia Heart Disease Ablation Dysrhythmia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)]. Dysrhythmia, pacer), 4) valvular heart disease, 5) FHx sudden death, 6) volume depletion, 7) persistent abnormal vitals, 8) primary CNS event __ 3) Mendu ML et al. Results : Presyncope constituted 0.5%

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