An elderly male with acute altered mental status and huge ST Elevation
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2024
Written by Bobby Nicholson What do you think of this “STEMI”? A man in his 90s with a history of HTN, CKD, COPD, and OSA presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive at home. With EMS, patient had a GCS of 3 and was saturating 60% on room air. He improved to 100% with the addition of non-rebreather, however remained altered and was intubated by EMS with ketamine and succinylcholine.
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