Before diagnosing STEMI, try to find a previous ECG!
A man in his 50’s complained of typical chest pain. Here is his ED ECG: There is a Q-wave in V2, with ST elevation and hyperacute…
Middle Aged Male with Chest Pain and Previous MI
A middle aged male with h/o CAD presented with chest pain. He had a recent previous stent in the circumflex. Here is the ECG at…
STEMI: Which coronary artery is occluded?
This middle aged male with chest pain had this recorded by the medics at t = 0: ST elevation in I and aVL and reciprocal ST depression in…
Two patients with chest pain and ST elevation. Are they STEMI?
Both of these patients presented with chest pain. What do you think of the ECGs? For the answer, go to the free pdf of this paper…
Back pain radiating to the chest in a man in his 40’s
A man in his 40’s presented with severe back pain radiating to the chest. Here was his ECG, with pain: What is your diagnosis?…