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Bedside ultrasound showed no effusion and moderately decreased LV function, with B-lines of pulmonary edema. This was stented. Could the dysrhythmias have been prevented? Severe hypokalemia in the setting of STEMI or dysrhythmias is life-threatening and needs very rapid treatment. He appeared to be in shock.
It did not show pulmonary embolism or intra-abdominal pathology, but it did show this: See the dark area at the bottom of the image? There was no pulmonary embolism. With the severe acidosis and absence of ST elevation, they felt there was more likely to be a non-cardiac etiology of his presentation.
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