Outpatient Tachycardia Ultrasound 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. Even with tachycardia and a paced QRS duration of ~0.16 (And of course Ken's comments at the bottom) An elderly obese woman with cardiomyopathy, Left bundle branch block, and chronic hypercapnea presented hypoxic with altered mental status. She was intubated.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 5, 2024
There is a regular wide complex tachycardia. Remember : Adenosine is safe in Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia. Rather, from this one: Very Fast Very Wide Complex Tachycardia Ideally, one would cardiovert. An older patient with no previous medical history arrived at triage complaining of SOB. If it is VT, there will be no effect.
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. Tachycardia , especially in association with rapid AFib — is notorious for producing transient ST elevation not due to acute infarction ( that often resolves once heart rate slows ).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 12, 2020
So I immediately left the room to get an ultrasound machine. While calling for some help and arranging to have her transported to our critical care zone, I got this quick ultrasound which confirmed my suspicion: This quick view was all I was able to obtain in the circumstances.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal, with no effusion. 9 However, because troponin is a clear marker of disease severity and a powerful independent predictor of adverse outcomes, it may be quite useful in the ED disposition decision: if troponin is elevated, then outpatient management should be reconsidered.
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