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Formula Utilization

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review provided by Dr. Steve Smith @SmithECGblog I was conducting QA/QI on two very recent cases and was struck by the uniqueness of both. It’s important to stress the presence of a normal QRS (i.e., This ECG immediately struck me as an LAD occlusion.

ACS 130
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Critical Left Main

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Firefighter / Paramedic (ret) @DidlakeDW Expert commentary and peer review by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @smithECGBlog A 57 y/o Female with PMHx HTN, HLD, DM, and current use of tobacco products, presented to the ED with chest discomfort. It’s judicious, then, to arrange for coronary angiogram.

Coronary 130
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Target Acquired

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Expert commentary provided by Dr. Ken Grauer CASE 1 An 82 y/o Male called 911 for sudden onset dizziness while at rest. Anecdotally, had there been symptoms unequivocally consistent with ACS then one could justifiably make the case for a potential D1 occlusion.

ALS 130
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Syncope and Block

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review provided by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @SmithECGblog A 72 y/o Male experiences a syncopal episode while seated. Evaluation of T-wave morphology in patients with left bundle branch block and suspected acute coronary syndrome. 3] Meyers, H.

Coronary 130
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Dark Side of the Moon

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review by Dr. Stephen Smith @smithECGblog I was reviewing ECG’s in our LifeNet database and happened upon this one without any knowledge of clinical circumstances. Cardiology admitted him for observation with plans for next-day coronary angiogram.

STEMI 130