Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

ECG #1 Interpretation: ECG #1 shows sinus rhythm at a heart rate of 77 bpm. This episode self terminated before defibrillation was possible. Following more detailed questioning — it turned out the patient had started taking 9 different herbal remedies to ease lethargy and unspecific neurological symptoms. and magnesium 0.88

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Answer : Brugada Syndrome Epidemiology and Etiology Rare genetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 5,000 individuals worldwide 1. More common in males than females, with a male-to-female ratio of approximately 8:1 1. Type 1 “Brugada sign” The only type that is considered diagnostic.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

The pattern of STE and STD reminded us of Brugada Type 1 morphology. Smith comment: 1) Brugada ECG may have ST shifts in limb leads as well as precordial leads. Patients that develop a Type 1 pattern without any precipitating or provoking factors have a risk of SCD of 0.5-0.8% per year incidence of SCD in this cohort [1].

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

1:45, case start To orient you to this screen, the top is obviously ECG waveforms. 1:51, diagnostic RCA angiography At this point, the patient very clearly has a diagnosis of OMI, especially since we visualized embolism within the PDA. She was defibrillated perhaps 25 times. & Falk, E. Papadopoulou, E.,

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

EMS found the patient pulseless and apneic, with an initial rhythm showing ventricular fibrillation (see figure 1). He was defibrillated twice and received two doses of epinephrine, with return of spontaneous circulation. Figure 1: The EMS rhythm strip. Type 3 is indicated by J point and ST elevation < 1 mm.

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