Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 25, 2024

But cardiac arrest is a period of near zero flow in the coronary arteries and causes SEVERE ischemia. Then assume there is ACS. Smith's ECG Blog ( See My Comment in the March 1, 2023 post) — DSI does not indicate acute coronary occlusion! It also does not uniformly indicate severe coronary disease.

Defibrillator 124

Defibrillator Coronary Epinephrine ACS 124

EMDocs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Calcium is associated with harm but is still necessary in certain situations (hyperkalemia, calcium channel blocker overdose) (Level 3 recommendation: no benefit). Editorial Comment: ECPR may be considered in patients refractory to standard ACS in the right situation. COR 2a, LOE B-R. COR 1, LOE B-NR. COR 2a, LOE B-NR.

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Epinephrine Defibrillator Coronary CPR 98

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The 50-something patient with history of coronary stenting and slightly reduced LV ejection fraction. which would suggest reduced rates of major adverse cardiac events with coronary artery bypass grafting." On the other hand, stable EKG over an hour in the setting of ongoing acute coronary syndrome is again unusual.

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Overdose OR Coronary ACS 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Moreover, the Queen is only supposed to be used with a high pretest probability of ACS/OMI. A New Seizure in a Healthy 20-something More cases of long QT not measured correctly by computer (these are all fascinating ECGs/cases): Bupropion Overdose Followed by Cardiac Arrest and, Later, ST Elevation. Magnesium later resulted at 0.8

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Overdose ACS OR ICU 123

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 70s with known prior coronary artery disease experienced acute chest pain and shortness of breath. But thankfully, when the clinical context is clearly and highly concerning for ongoing ischemia from ACS, this distinction doesn't matter much. Vital signs were within normal limits.

Coronary 118

Coronary ACS STEMI CAD 118