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Atrial fibrillation? Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia? Don't look at computer read until AFTER you interpret!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This 60-something with h/o COPD and HFrEF (EF 25%) presented with SOB and chest pain. M Y A NSWER: In my opinion — it is both academic and clinically unimportant ( as well as often impossible ) to attempt to distinguish between sinus rhythm with multiple different-looking PACs vs MAT. Here is the ECG: What do you think?

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The Latest in Critical Care, 10/23/23 (Issue #17)

PulmCCM

Over the years, dozens of copycat studies (which are relatively easy for academics to churn out) created a steady, low-quality drumbeat of negativity toward Zosyn. Even people with COPD or asthma under age 50 did not benefit from Paxlovid, in that analysis.