cardiac arrest6 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 28, 2014 Cardiac Arrest: To the cath lab with ongoing chest compressions A male in his 20’s with no past medical history was found in cardiac arrest. He had been complaining of chest pain. Medics…
4 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 26, 2014 Prolonged chest pain and Intraventricular Conduction Delay similar to Left Bundle Branch Block A 67 year old male with no previous cardiac history or risk factors woke up at midnight with right-sided chest pain. It was the “worst…
1 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 25, 2014 Is This a Simple Paced Rhythm? A very complex patient presented critically ill. This was his initial ECG: There are pacer spikes. Is this a simple paced rhythm?…
1 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 20, 2014 Complaint of Weakness. Alert. Hemodynamically Stable. What is it? A male in his 60’s, dialysis patient, complained of weakness. He was alert and had no SOB or Chest pain. BP was 85/57 with a…
5 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 17, 2014 ST Elevation and a Positive Troponin: Is it Myopericarditis or STEMI? A 51 yo male smoker with no other CV risk factors and no previous heart disease presented to a hospital without PCI capability complaining of…
4 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 9, 2014 Dyspnea on Exertion and a Positive Troponin A woman in her 50’s complained of dyspnea on exertion for two days. Her lungs were clear on exam. Her first troponin I…