Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Triage documented a complaint of left shoulder pain. Recall from this post referencing this study that "reciprocal STD in aVL is highly sensitive for inferior OMI (far better than STEMI criteria) and excludes pericarditis, but is not specific for OMI." In this version 1, the Queen of Hearts does not compare serial ECGs.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

A prior ECG from 1 month ago was available: The presentation ECG was interpreted as STEMI and the patient was transferred emergently to the nearest PCI center. 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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Ongoing pain noted throughout all documentation, but after nitro drip and prn morphine, "pain improved to 2/10." Post Cath ECG: Obviously completing MI with LVA morphology, and STE that meets STEMI criteria (but pt is still diagnosed as "NSTEMI"). Repeat ECG: New developing Q waves in V2 and V3, further confirming evolving OMI.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2024

Pain improved to 1/10 after EMS administers 324 mg aspirin and the following EKG is obtained at triage. for those of you who do not do Emergency Medicine, ECGs are handed to us without any clinical context) The ECG was read simply as "No STEMI." found normal ECGs in only 3 of 50 patients with massive PE, and 9 of 40 with submassive PE.

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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. 2) The STE in V1 and V2 has an R'-wave and downsloping ST segments, very atypical for STEMI. per year incidence of SCD in this cohort [1]. Bicarb 20, Lactate 4.2,

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EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2024

The neurologic section was divided into (1) brain oxygenation, perfusion, edema, and intracranial pressure (ICP); (2) seizures and the ictal-interictal continuum (IIC); and (3) sedation and analgesia. Authors state early cath may be of benefit in those with no STEMI, but much of the more recent literature suggests this is more controversial.

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