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ECG Blog #432 — "Should I Shock this Patient?"

Ken Grauer, MD

I was sent the ECG in Figure-1 — without the benefit of any history. Figure-1: I was sent this ECG without any history. MY Thoughts on Today’s CASE: As tempting as it might be to reach for the defibrillator on seeing the ECG shown in Figure-1 — My initial reaction was different. Is this VT? Is this VT? What to do next ?

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ECG of the Week 14 September 2022 Answer

EMergucate

A 64 year old male presents to ED after multiple seizure episodes that day. It was reported that the patient would have 20 seconds of seizure activity and then make a full recovering. The patient h…

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ECG of the Week 14 September 2022

EMergucate

A 64 year old male presents to ED after multiple seizure episodes that day. It was reported that the patient would have 20 seconds of seizure activity and then make a full recovering. The patient h…

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Seizure in a 30 something

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Her husband called EMS when the patient experienced new onset seizures accompanied by micturition. The ECG below was recorded by EMS. ECG #1 Interpretation: ECG #1 shows sinus rhythm at a heart rate of 77 bpm. At first glance, the ECG does not look too abnormal. All patients with seizures needs an ECG.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 86 Tricky Cases Part 2

EMDocs

Episode 86: Tricky Cases Part 2 Case 3: 56-year-old female with history of seizures, actively seizing, EMS called. On ED arrival GCS is 3, there are rapid eye movements to the right but no other apparent seizure activity. Check glucose, obtain imaging, stop the seizure. They administer two doses of 10 mg midazolam IM.

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Noisy, low amplitude ECG in a patient with chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Colin is an emergency medicine resident beginning his critical care fellowship in the summer with a strong interest in the role of ECG in critical care and OMI. An ECG was obtained shortly after arrival: ECG 1 What do you think? The ECG has a lot of artifact, and the amplitude is very small, making interpretation challenging.

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Unconscious + STEMI criteria: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient had a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure leading to GCS 4. In the resuscitation room, the patient had another seizure that stopped after IV Lorazepam. ECG met STEMI criteria and was labeled STEMI by computer interpretation. ECG met STEMI criteria and was labeled STEMI by computer interpretation.