coronary embolismsubtlewraparound LAD2 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 31, 2012 Is this ACS? Look at the previous ECG!! Don’t forget: Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog will be live online at 1:30 PM Central Time on Thursday, Nov. 29. Video will be broadcast…
ST depressiontroponinunstable angina3 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 26, 2012 Man in his 70’s with presyncope. Some interesting data on troponins included. Announcement: On Thursday, November 29 at 1:30 PM Central Time, there will be a live broadcast of the ECG Blog. We will have a Skype…
accelerated junctional rhythmdigitalisdigoxinposterior STEMIshort QT2 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 19, 2012 Looks like a Posterior STEMI. Is it? An elderly woman was found down near her bed, confused but awake. She was on coumadin for atrial fibrillation. Other…
subtle1 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 15, 2012 A Man in his 20’s with Syncope. What is diagnosis? And what does the old ECG show? A young man presented after a syncopal episode. He felt fine in the ED. He had no previous cardiac history, but stated that he…
missed OMIStress Testtransient ST elevation2 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 9, 2012 Transient Inferior OMI, with RV OMI, missed. It became obvious on a near fatal stress test. A middle-aged woman with a history of hypertension presented with typical chest pain. Her BP was 160/80. Here was her presenting…
hyperkalemiaLBBBleft bundle branch block1 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 6, 2012 Hyperkalemia in the setting of Left Bundle Branch Block I’m sorry, but there was an error in the previous post and I had to remove it. Depending on information received, I may be able to…
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy2 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 2, 2012 Chronic Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, or Acute Right Heart Strain? The ECG Helps Make the Diagnosis. A middle-aged, obese, non English speaking man presented as a walk-in with SOB and leg swelling. His O2 saturations were 59% on room…