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ECG Blog #451 — Premature Closure.

Ken Grauer, MD

I was sent the ECG shown in Figure-1 — told only that the patient was a middle-aged man with septicemia. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. With practice — it should literally take no more than seconds to assess these 5 Parameters ( See ECG Blog #185 — for more on the Ps,Qs,3R Approach to rhythm interpretation ).

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ECG Blog #406 — To Do Additional Leads?

Ken Grauer, MD

For full discussion of this case — See ECG Blog #351 — == The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from a previously healthy older man who contacted EMS ( E mergency M edical S ervices ) because of "chest tightness" that began ~1 hour earlier. Given this history: QUESTIONS: How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ?

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ECG Blog #434 — WHY Did this Patient Arrest?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from a middle-aged man who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) in cardiac arrest. ROSC ( R eturn O f S pontaneous C irculation ) was obtained — and ECG #1 was recorded. In view of this history — How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ? Should you activate the cath lab?

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ECG Blog #415 — The Cath showed NO Occlusion!

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained following successful resuscitation. QUESTIONS: In view of the above history — How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ? Is this ECG finding present in today’s initial ECG? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case — obtained after successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. (

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ECG Blog #409 — Every-Other-Beat.

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from a patient with palpitations. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. My Interpretation of the ECG in Figure-1: Since the patient is hemodynamically stable — there is time for systematic assessment of the rhythm. Figure-2: I've labeled the initial ECG in today's case. Figure-2 ).

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ECG Blog #384 — Why So Fast?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a young man with a history of rheumatic heart disease — who presented with “palpitations”. How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today’s case. To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). What is the rhythm?

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ECG Blog #388 — Why Does Lead V1 Look Funny?

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from an 18-year old woman — who moments before been resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. How would YOU interpret her post-resuscitation ECG? Does this ECG in Figure-1 provide clue(s) to the etiology of this patient's cardiac arrest? QUESTIONS: In light of the above clinical history.

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