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ECG Blog #419 — The Cause of ECG #1?

Ken Grauer, MD

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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ECG Blog #430 — Just a Regular LBBB ECG?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from an older man who had just completed dialysis — and , is now complaining of abdominal discomfort that radiates to his chest. The consultant interpreted this tracing as “LBBB” ( L eft B undle B ranch B lock ) — but not indicative of anything acute. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. (

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ECG Blog #394 — Is QRS Morphology Disguised?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from an older man with a history of prior infarction and coronary bypass surgery. Figure-1: The ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). There is no ECG indication of chamber enlargement — ST-T wave changes do not look acute.

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Handed this ECG from triage. What will you do?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Sean Trostel MD I returned to my desk after seeing a patient and saw this screening ECG sitting on my desk to be read. ECG #1 @ 15:30 What do you think? QRS is becoming still narrower Note with each ECG there is progressive narrowing of the QRS and dampening of the peaked T-waves. mEq/L. -- A 20 mg neb (most are 2.5

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ECG Blog #429 — Mobitz I or Mobitz II?

Ken Grauer, MD

The 12-lead ECG and long lead II rhythms shown in Figure-1 — was obtained from an older man with a recent history of “easy fatiguability” and a presyncopal episode. QUESTIONS: How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ? Is the group beating due to the Mobitz I or Mobitz II type of 2nd-degree AV block?

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Instructors' Collection ECG: Wide Complex Tachycardia

ECG Guru

ECG Number 1, 11:57 a.m.: There is a wide-complex tachycardia at a rate of about 230 bpm. This photo shows an ECG that is not lying flat, so it is difficult to line up the complexes. The T waves are “discordant”, they are in the opposite direction from the QRS complexes, which is typical of LBBB. The QRS is.15

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VT? Or Supraventricular tachycardic rhythm with aberrancy?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This QRS is not typical of any kind of bundle branch block, which makes aberrancy much less likely. Here is a normal LBBB: In LBBB, monophasic wide R-waves should be limited to the lateral leads in left bundle branch block, as in this ECG. Is this sinus tachycardia or VT?

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