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Agitation and Tachycardia

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

No patient with a QRS of less than 160 ms had ventricular dysrhythmias. Blockade of cardiac fast sodium channels (leads to wide QRS, R-wave in aVR, R' wave in V1, Brugada pattern ECG, ventricular dysrhythmias.) He had a prolonged stay in the ICU requiring days of bicarbonate. There are multiple mechanisms of toxicity of TCAs: a.

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A Child with Blunt Trauma

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Course : A CT of the head, neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis showed no other unanticipated injuries and she was admitted to the ICU. 5) Myocardial contusion (edema and hemorrhage in the myocardium) which may result in dysrhythmias, blocks (especially RBBB as here), and poor cardiac contractility, including wall motion abnormalities.

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Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

CASE CONTINUED She was admitted to the ICU. Because she has cardiomyopathy and ventricular dysrhythmias, the pacer included an Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Echo 6 days later after CRT: Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction. LBBB, ventricular pacing, etc.)." No wall motion abnormality.