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What will you do for this patient transferred to you who is now asymptomatic?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This ECG was recorded on arrival: What do you think? Proof that all STE and hyperacute T-waves in the presentation ECG are new. They collected several repeat ECGs at the outside hospital before transport: None of these three ECGs meet STEMI criteria. This ECG shows persistent Occlusion MI but does not meet STEMI criteria.

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MI in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

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.

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EM@3AM: Hyperthermia

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A 12-lead EKG shows sinus tachycardia but is otherwise normal. Both can result in heat exhaustion and heat stroke and have many overlapping symptoms. Patients with heat stroke have hot, dry skin and altered mental status (e.g., C, and heat stroke occurs at a core temperature > 40°C. Temps greater than 41.5C

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Abnormal ECG – looks for cardiac syncope. Abnormal Electrocardiogram (ECG): Defined (San Fran syncope rule) as any new changes when compared to the last ECG or presence of non-sinus rhythm. If no previous ECG was available, ECG was classified as abnormal if any abnormality was present. orthostatic vitals b.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

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Pain can be associated with a friction rub on cardiac auscultation, a pericardial effusion on a bedside echocardiogram, or diffuse ST elevations on an EKG. 2005 Jul-Aug 2005;12(4):311-9. Up to two-thirds of rib fractures are missed on initial chest radiographs. Jan 23 2008;(1):CD000396. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000396.pub3