2005 EKG/ECG Shock 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 9, 2024
These diagnoses were not found in his medical records nor even a baseline ECG. An ECG was obtained shortly after arrival: What do you think? There is no evidence of WPW on this ECG, but it is diagnostic for OMI. If the LAD is completely occluded, then why does the ECG show reperfusion? What are we seeing here?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2019
She was in shock with thready pulses. A prehospital ECG was recorded: Limb leads: Precordial Leads What is the therapy? The rate is not fast enough to be causing shock, so if it is VT, the priority is still to treat hyperK and secondarily to cardiovert. They thought it was VT, but did not shock. The K returned at 7.4
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2016
He appeared to be in shock. Here is his ED ECG: There is obvious infero-posterior STEMI. This subsequent ECG was recorded after the K was up to 2.2 The QT is much shorter There are now clear U-waves in V2 and V3 2 days later, this ECG was recorded with a K of 3.5: He was managed medically with Clopidogrel.
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
JUNE 1, 2017
Electrocardiography (ECG) should be performed on any patient with significant blunt chest injury. A negative ECG is highly consistent with no significant blunt myocardial injury. Any patient with a new abnormality on ECG (dysrhythmia, heart block, or signs of ischemia) should be admitted for continuous ECG monitoring.
EMDocs
DECEMBER 16, 2023
A 12-lead EKG shows sinus tachycardia but is otherwise normal. Heat stroke can lead to end-organ dysfunction such as rhabdomyolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, cardiogenic shock, liver failure, and cerebral edema. 2005 Oct 5;9(5):R498-501. Temps greater than 41.5C doi: 10.1186/cc3771. Asplund, O’Connor, F.
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