🫀 ECG Pearl
S1Q3T3 is NOT diagnostic of pulmonary embolism.
It simply reflects acute right heart strain and may also be seen in:
• Pneumothorax
• Severe asthma/COPD exacerbation
• Pulmonary hypertension
Remember:
✅ Sinus tachycardia is the most common ECG finding in PE.
✅ A normal ECG does not exclude PE.
Treat the patient, not the pattern.
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Long-Term Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation (1/2)
👉 https://t.co/WqXKGyVjmC
➡️ Part 2/2 coming soon: Drug dosing 💊
🎯 Maintaining sinus rhythm remains a key strategy in AF management
❤️ Antiarrhythmic drug choice depends on the underlying heart disease:
🔹 Heart failure
🔹 CAD/valvular disease
🔹 Structural heart disease
💊 Flecainide & propafenone
are preferred in patients without structural heart disease.
⚠️ Amiodarone, dronedarone, Sotalol
are commonly used in selected patients with structural heart disease.
🔥 Catheter ablation
is an effective option for symptomatic AF when drugs fail or are not tolerated.
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🛑 STOP SAYING "UNREMARKABLE" 📝❌
How many times a week do you find yourself typing phrases like "unremarkable" or "clinical correlation advised" into your ultrasound reports?
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We will truly miss you @KostekMilan
We have all learned so much from you, and we are deeply grateful for your guidance and teaching.
We hope you will be back soon.
Wishing you all the very best in everything ahead.
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Many juniors ask about the diarrhoea but forget to ask what the diarrhoea has done to the patient. Never miss these complications during history taking.
This ECG is from a 50-year-old male who presented complaining of productive cough and fever for 2 days.
- What do you see ?
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A 56-year-old man presents with 1 week of concerning chest pain and shortness of breath. His ECG does not meet conventional STEMI criteria, but it shows subtle ST-segment abnormalities in lead III, V1, and the lateral leads......https://t.co/DpN84OfZy7
58 YoM, previously diagnosed as SSS; treated with Salbutamol & Propantheline to increase heart rate; came now with Fatigue on walking for a short distance; LVEF of 35-40%, LVEDD-60mm. Is ECG interesting?
Does this "NSTEMI" with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest need immediate cath lab activation, or should we follow the guidelines?
Let me know what you think of this #ECG of a 50yo male patient with chest pressure and left arm numbness post ROSC!