Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

Patients must have EKG findings and meet one of a few other criteria (ie family history of sudden death, VF or VT episode, syncope, nocturnal agonal respirations) Most common in patients of Southeast Asian descent and the mean age of death from arrhythmia if untreated is in the 4th decade of life.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

An ECG is performed and is shown below: Figure 1. Adapted from Dr. Smith’s EKG Blog. Another ECG is obtained and shown below. Source: [link] As you are calling the ICU and cardiology team, the patient has recurrence of her symptoms and repeat ECG shows return of the PVT. She denies chest pain. What do you do?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 14, 2010

She arrived comatose and in cardiogenic shock and the following ECG was recorded. That this is an RVMI is confirmed with the following right sided ECG: Now it can be seen that most of the precordial ST elevation is in V4R, much more than is present on the left side of the heart (V1R, which is equivalent to V2 on the left sided ECG.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures EKG/ECG EMS 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Here is the initial ED ECG: What do you think? The ECG shows peaked T waves, QRS widening, a coved-type ST segment with inverted T waves most prominent in V1 and V2 consistent with Brugada pattern. They recommended repeating his ECG and awaiting troponin since the patient did not have any chest pain. Creatinine elevated at 3.09

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As part of the workup, she underwent an ECG. Drug toxicity , especially diphenhydramine , which has sodium channel blocking effects, and also anticholinergic effects which may result in sinus tachycardia, hyperthermia, delirium, and dry skin. We repeated the ECG: Brugada pattern is mostly resolved. Hyperkalemia 2.

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EKG/ECG Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Documentation/Coding 52

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Written by: Elizabeth Stulpin, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Aaron Wibberly, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Joshua Zimmerman, MD (NUEM ‘17) Non-Response to Vasopressors Shock is defined as a state of cellular and tissue hypoxia resulting in end organ dysfunction. And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock.

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RebelEM

MARCH 30, 2023

However, there are no clear guidelines for management in post-cardiac arrest patients without ST-segment elevations on ECG. Clinical Question : In patients who suffer an OHCA without ST-segment elevation on the post-resuscitation ECG, will early coronary angiogram (CAG) vs. delayed CAG improve outcomes? Bougouin, W., Varenne, O.,

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Hospitals Outcomes EKG/ECG Resuscitation 56

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: There are a shocking 22 million past-month users of marijuana in the US, followed by pain relievers at 3.8 Nachi: Among metabolic abnormalities, patients can present with hyperthermia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic acidosis. million, and cocaine at 1.9

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

Rural Doctors Net

AUGUST 30, 2013

Of course any fluids given should be warmed to help avoid the lethal triad – acidosis, coagulopathy and hypothermia. Monitors should be visible to the team leader and should include : SpO2 ETCO2 Anaesthetic gases NIBP Pulse, ECG Temperature I’d place an arterial line, NGT & IDC once in the ED or OT. Emlyns on the PROMMT data.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

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