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. In the ED, ultrasound showed hemopericardium with tamponade.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 14, 2017
A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm in newborns: a worrisome but benign entity with or without congenital heart disease Here are other examples of Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm, Usually a Reperfusion "Dysrhythmia" I saw this on the computer. His chest was tender. IVCD type rhythm ??
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Pads were placed with ultrasound guidance, so they were in the correct position. If you don't know what the dysrhythmia is, then try procainamide. If it is VT, adenosine is safe but not effective. Shocked x 2 without effect. What to do now? If you believe it is SVT, then try adenosine.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2019
On arrival, the patient was in shock, was intubated, and had an immediate cardiac ultrasound. What does a heart look like on ultrasound when the EKG looks like that? Here you go: It's not the world's greatest cardiac ultrasound video, but it does appear to show poor function and low volume. They transported to the ED.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Echocardiography – We can use ultrasound to visualize the heart and look at how well it pumps. The heart is an electrical organ and occasionally the electrics can choose to malfunction and the patient may develop a heart rhythm disturbance or a dysrhythmia such as AF or SVT or VT. This is termed as diastolic dysfunction.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 6, 2020
A bedside POC cardiac ultrasound was done: Findings: Decreased left ventricular systolic function. A cutoff of 1200 pg/ml for patients with a normal eGFR is very specific for heart failure. A diagnostic NT-proBNP cutoff of 900 pg/mL has been suggested in adults 50-75 years of age in absence of renal failure."
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Cardiac Ultrasound may be a surprisingly easy way to help make the diagnosis Answer: pulmonary embolism. Now another, with ultrasound. Then there is loss of pulses with continued narrow complex on the monitor ("PEA arrest") Learning Points: Sudden witnessed Cardiac Arrest due to ACS is almost always due to dysrhythmia.
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