tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549949223388475481.post7252167738737413082..comments2024-03-28T14:02:08.119-05:00Comments on Dr. Smith's ECG Blog: "This is not a Subtle ECG, right?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549949223388475481.post-20217472360087937542018-03-05T06:24:52.490-06:002018-03-05T06:24:52.490-06:00Much more likely to be LAD occlusion with 30 than ...Much more likely to be LAD occlusion with 30 than 25!<br />More important, 22 has sensitivity of 96%, where 23.4 has sensitivity of 86%.Steve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027289511840815536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549949223388475481.post-40160237827040237272018-03-04T15:21:40.288-06:002018-03-04T15:21:40.288-06:00Hey Steve
Quick question: do the results of the 3...Hey Steve<br /><br />Quick question: do the results of the 3 and 4 variable formulas correlate with specificity for subtle LAD occlusion? For example, is a patient with a 3-variable result of 30 dramatically more likely to have subtle LAD occlusion than another patient with a result of 25? Or is it simply a binary cutoff. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134929598534880315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549949223388475481.post-20536481079891008672018-01-03T11:09:19.064-06:002018-01-03T11:09:19.064-06:00Time and again you are driving home this point.
Cu...Time and again you are driving home this point.<br />Cudos to you sir.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061511862015878318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549949223388475481.post-59960105525268012282018-01-03T06:44:33.891-06:002018-01-03T06:44:33.891-06:00See here:
12 Cases of Use of 3- and 4-variable fo...See here: <br />12 Cases of Use of 3- and 4-variable formulas to differentiate normal STE from subtle LAD occlusion: <br />http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/search?q=12+cases+formula+LAD+occlusionSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027289511840815536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549949223388475481.post-91148766756997421252018-01-03T04:26:07.424-06:002018-01-03T04:26:07.424-06:00What are the formulas? I can't seem to see the...What are the formulas? I can't seem to see them?! Thanks youserochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710358409481158917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-549949223388475481.post-47262135660175317822018-01-02T14:03:08.056-06:002018-01-02T14:03:08.056-06:00Steve — As you and I have discussed many times, I ...Steve — As you and I have discussed many times, I think having your formulas automatically calculate a value that automatically appears on the computer readout (as was done in the study we both participated in) — could be VERY helpful. That said, as stated in the 2nd sentence of this post (above) — There is NOTHING subtle about this tracing. Anyone who misreads this ECG in a patient with chest pain as reflecting “early repolarization” should (in my opinion) simply not be reading ECGs on the “front line”, but instead NEEDS to study/practice more on their ECG interpretation skills. Otherwise, I just don’t understand criteria that describe the amount of ST elevation in this case as “not enough for a stemi … “. QRS amplitude in V2 and V3 is tiny (which of itself is highly suggestive in association with the T waves in these leads as an acute ongoing stemi) — and the relative amount of ST elevation in V3 is about 2/3 the height of the R wave in this lead. Bottom Line: The fact that emergency providers continue to misread tracings like these is evidence of the IMPORTANCE of your ECG Blog as playing an essential role in improving emergency ECG interpretation. THANKS for your continued efforts in this endeavor!ECG Interpretationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02309020028961384995noreply@blogger.com