Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Our patient had a Brugada Type 1 pattern elicited by an elevated core temperature, which is also a documented phenomenon. Alexandra Schick ( with edits by Dr. Smith ) of an elderly woman who was seen in the ED for altered mental status, hyperthermia, and the initial ECG shown above. Circ Res, 85(9), 803-809. [6]:

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. 2019;154(7):e191152.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

This discussion comes from this previous post: Hyperthermia and ST Elevation Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Our patient had a Brugada Type 1 pattern elicited by an elevated core temperature, which is also a documented phenomenon.

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