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Ken Grauer, MD
MAY 28, 2024
I recently recorded a series of 4 podcasts regarding KEY concepts in ECG interpretation. Easy LINKS — tinyurl.com/KG-ECG-Podcasts — [link] — Other ECG Audio PEARLS I previously made for my ECG Blog can be found in the right column of each page on this blog just below this icon — under, "ECG Audio PEARLS".
Ken Grauer, MD
MARCH 1, 2024
I was sent the 2 ECGs shown in Figure-1 — which were recorded from an elderly man whose heart beat "has been irregular for years". Regarding the 2 ECGs in Figure-1 : ECG #1 is the initial tracing obtained at the scene by the EMS ( E mergency M edical S ystems ) team — in association with an alert but markedly hypotensive patient.
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Ken Grauer, MD
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Figure-1: How would YOU interpret this ECG? MY Thoughts on the ECG in Figure-1: When faced with a challenging cardiac arrhythmia — It is a "luxury" to have access to a long lead rhythm strip containing 3 simultaneously -recorded leads. The repeat ECG after this treatment is shown in Figure-4.
Ken Grauer, MD
APRIL 5, 2024
The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a middle-aged woman — who presented with low back pain, shortness of breath and marked hypertension — but no CP ( C hest P ain ). QUESTIONS: In view of this history — How would YOU interpret this ECG? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 13, 2024
Here is the initial ECG at 13:17 with no prior ECG in the patient’s chart for comparison: What do you think? This is another version of the same ECG, lower quality, and with an additional filter applied. See Ken Grauer's additional comments about this ECG at the end of the post! The culprit mid LAD lesion was stented.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Written by Pendell Meyers First try to interpret this ECG with no clinical context: The ECG shows an irregularly irregular rhythm, therefore almost certainly atrial fibrillation. Here is the initial ECG: A temperature sensing Foley was inserted and reported a core temperature of 26.7 C), with Cardiac Echo -- A Pathognomonic ECG.
Ken Grauer, MD
DECEMBER 23, 2023
The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from a patient with palpitations. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. My Interpretation of the ECG in Figure-1: Since the patient is hemodynamically stable — there is time for systematic assessment of the rhythm. Figure-2: I've labeled the initial ECG in today's case. Figure-2 ).
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