Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

? OMI Pocket Guide The OMI Pocket Guide ( [link] ) is a user-friendly online resource designed to help healthcare professionals learn how to recognize subtle signs of acute coronary occlusion on the ECG which represent occlusion myocardial infarctions (OMI). Learning to recognize OMIs is an important clinical skill because it helps identify the subpopulation of "NSTEMIs" who are likely to be found with total thrombotic occlusion at the time of cardiac catherization.

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Learning + Leading

AUGUST 3, 2023

As a dedicated educator, you understand the challenges of providing your medical assistant students the best education. Limited resources and ever-evolving industry demands can often make it challenging to meet the high standards set by the healthcare field.

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Education 52

ECG Guru

AUGUST 3, 2023

Here is a Pacemaker-ECG with no signs of PM-malfunction: Beat A is an intrinsic beat (atrial fibrillation). Beat B is a pseudofusion beat. Beat C is a fully paced beat. Beat D is a fusion beat. Ventricular fusion is the electrical summation of an intrinsic beat of the heart and depolarization from a pacing stimulus. The morphology lies between a fully paced beat and a complete intrinsic beat.

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Learning + Leading

AUGUST 3, 2023

The healthcare industry continues to face a shortage of qualified providers. Hospital administrators have the unfathomably difficult job of maintaining sufficient healthcare staffing levels in a high-pressure environment with complex regulations and budget constraints.

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Hospital 52

ECG Guru

AUGUST 3, 2023

Why does this EKG indicate a sick sinus node? First, we observe a sinus rhythm with a rate just below 60 bpm. Then, there is a pause of approximately 3000 ms, followed not by a sinus beat, but by a junctional escape beat (retrograde/inverted P-wave immediately after the QRS complex). This ECG was recorded at the general practitioner's office, and it can be assumed that no vagal stimulus contributed to the arrhythmia.

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Arrhythmia 52

Cassling

AUGUST 3, 2023

Rural hospitals across the United States are currently grappling with a severe and precarious financial situation. Over the past decade, more than 100 rural hospitals have shut their doors , leaving vulnerable communities without vital healthcare access. Alarmingly, these healthcare losses appear far from over, as an additional 600 rural hospitals, representing nearly 30% of all rural hospitals nationwide , face an imminent threat of closure.

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Wellnest

AUGUST 3, 2023

Introduction to ECG Testing & Einthoven’s Triangle: The electrocardiogram (ECG) represents the heart’s electrical activity, resulting from the contraction (depolarization) and relaxation (repolarization) of the atrial and ventricular muscles. When it comes to understanding the electrical activity of the heart, Einthoven’s Triangle is a fundamental concept in electrocardiography (ECG).

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