30 yo woman with chest pain and a “normal ECG” by the computer, this one prehospital
This was sent by paramedics in the Northwest Ambulance Service in the UK. James Alameddine credits his partner, Gary Wilson. Case A 30…
Just a few cases that the computer called “normal”
This article has been discussed on Twitter today. It purports to show that you don’t need to read the ECG if the computer says…
A 50-something with chest pain and minimal precordial ST elevation
A 50-something with diabetes presented with 3 hours of sharp chest pain radiating to the left hand, with dyspnea and diaphoresis; it was…
Chest pain and precordial ST depression which resolve, followed by a wide complex rhythm
Here is another case written by Pendell Meyers, a G2 at Stony Brook. As I mentioned before, Pendell will be helping to edit and…
Wide Complex Tachycardia: is the patient stable or unstable?
Here is another case written by Pendell Meyers, a G2 at Stony Brook. As I mentioned before, Pendell will be helping to edit and…
15 hours of chest pain. Too late for thrombolytics, right? Unstable Angina still exists.
The time window for therapy with thrombolytics is up to 12 hours after the onset of chest pain, based on many studies done in the thrombolytic…