Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Massive Transfusion for Motorcycle Collision with Hemorrhage, Troponin Elevated. Atrial fibrillation is also a predictor of worse outcomes in this case (Alborzi). Between 81-95% of life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias and acute cardiac failure occur within 24-48 hours of hospitalization.

Tachycardia 109

Tachycardia Dysrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation Bradycardia 109

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Side note: The differential of sudden persistent loss of consciousness with adequate hemodynamics is relatively short: seizure, intracranial hemorrhage, basilar artery occlusion. There was again no intracranial hemorrhage. Long-term outcome is unknown. Serial troponins were negative.

Atrial Flutter 52

Atrial Flutter Ischemia STEMI Tachycardia 52

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. If it had been, could this outcome have been anticipated? And, then, so what?

Dysrhythmia 52

Dysrhythmia Biomarkers Echocardiogram Ultrasound 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)]. Cardiac Syncope ("True Syncope") Independent Predictors of Adverse Outcomes condensed from multiple studies 1. These premonitory symptoms were negative predictors of adverse outcomes in EGSYS.

Arrhythmia 52

Arrhythmia Outcomes Risk Factors Chest Pain 52