wolff parkinson white WPW6 Min Read Steve SmithonJune 8, 2019 A 40-something woman with no medical history presented with 2 days of chest pain A 40-something called 911 for 2 days of CP. It was difficult to get a history because of language, but of course a prehospital ECG was…
false positive cath lab activationnormal variant ST ElevationSyncope5 Min Read Steve SmithonJune 7, 2019 A 60-something with syncope The medics were called for sudden LOC and then awakening, witnessed by his spouse. The patient looked ill to them. They recorded a prehospital…
Formula for Early Repol vs. Anterior STEMINormal ECG by computer algorithmSubtle LAD OcclusionType_III_wraparound_LADwraparound LAD6 Min Read Steve SmithonJune 4, 2019 The computer and the cardiologist called this a “Normal EKG” This was sent by Cam Mosley, LSU-Baton Rouge Residency. A 40-something woman presented to the ED having had “heartburn” overnight and then…
6 Min Read Steve SmithonJune 2, 2019 Is this new LAD occlusion with ST Elevation superimposed on old QS-wave MI? A middle-aged male with history of anterior STEMI complicated by prolonged cardiac arrest with near miraculous ROSC, who has an ICD,…