Emergency Medicine3:15May 4, 2022

ECG Features of pulmonary Embolism

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Any condition that causes acute pulmonary hypertension, including hypoxia causing pulmonary hypoxic vasoconstriction, might cause the #ECG abnormalities associated with acute #pulmonary #embolism. PE is associated with dilation of the right atrium and right ventricle, as well as a shift in the location of the heart. Ischemia of the right ventricle Because of pain, anxiety, and hypoxia, the sympathetic nervous system is overstimulated. Clinical Applicability The ECG is insufficiently sensitive an...

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