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Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He underwent CPR, and regained a pulse after epinephrine, with an organized narrow complex rhythm at 140, but still with severe shock. He was started on Extracorporeal Life Support ("VA ECMO") Here is the ECG on ECMO: Very low voltage On Day 3, the EF recovered (that seems quick!) He was intubated and then went pulseless.

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