Showing posts with label A patient with LBBB in ECG. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A patient with LBBB in ECG. Show all posts

Friday, 19 October 2012

Emedinews:Makesure:A patient with LBBB in ECG developed acute pulmonary edema.

Situation: A patient with LBBB in ECG developed acute pulmonary edema. Reaction: Oh my God! Why was underlying low cardiac functions not suspected? Lesson: Make sure all patients with LBB undergo echo to rule out ejection fraction. This may not be true for RBBB.