9 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 23, 2017 An unstable wide complex tachycardia resistant to electrical cardioversion Thanks to our electrophysiologist, Rehan Karim, for his help with this post. Case A very elderly inpatient suddenly had a rapid pulse by…
2 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 20, 2017 Chest Pain, LBBB, and a ratio that does not quite meet the Modified Sgarbossa Criteria Case A 55 year old male heavy smoker presented with agonising chest pain and this ECG: There is sinus rhythm. There is left bundle branch…
Equation for Early Repol vs. Anterior STEMILAD occlusion vs. benign early repolarizationUnstable Angina LAD OMI3 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 10, 2017 Chest pain, ST elevation, and negative serial trops: normal variant (“early repol”). Right? Case A 58 year old man presented with intermittent chest pain for 2 weeks. He has active pain at the time of this initial ECG: QTc is 455 ms…
LVH and OMILVH vs. inferior MI2 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 5, 2017 Inferior MI? Or LVH? A middle-aged male presented with acute chest pain: There is sinus rhythm. There is LVH by voltage in aVL, with what may appear to be…
hypokalemiapotassium replacementtotal body potassium4 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 2, 2017 Patient with severe DKA, look at the ECG This patient presented with severe DKA. Here is the ECG: Sinus tachycardia. What do you think? The computer and physician reader wrote:…