Dysrhythmia Hypertension Pulmonary 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
See these publications for more information Overall, management for cardiac contusion is mostly supportive unless surgical complications develop, involving appropriate treatment of dysrhythmias and hemodynamic instability.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
Dilated pupils and hypertension are a strong clue to sympathetic overload, but don't forget anticholinergic syndromes, including tricyclics! 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. In this case, it resulted in VT, which could be cardioverted.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The morphology of V2-V4 is very specific in my experience for acute right heart strain (which has many potential etiologies, but none more common and important in EM than acute pulmonary embolism). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism. He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time. This is a quiz.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 5, 2020
Atrial dysrhythmias, and atrial fi brillation in particular, are frequently misdiagnosed by computer algorithms and then by the physician who overreads them. The KEY to getting this patient better will doubtlessly include optimizing pulmonary function. Many arrhythmias will prove uninterpretable — IF only 1 or a few leads are used.
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.
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