5 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 8, 2024 How terrible can it be to fail to recognize OMI? To whom is OMI Obvious or Not Obvious? This was sent to me by a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. A lady in her 60s came to the ER with chest discomfort and shortness of…
posterior reperfusion T-wavesQueen Implementation4 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 6, 2024 This is what happened when a hospital implemented the Queen of Hearts This patient had the onset of chest pain 24 hours before arrival to the ED. An ECG was recorded immediately at triage and, at this…
false positive cath lab activationPseudoOMI5 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 3, 2024 A 30-something with acute chest pain This was sent to me from Sam Ghali (@EM_Resus) with no other information. I assumed it was a patient with acute chest pain. “What…
RBBBWide complex tachycardia5 Min Read ECG InterpretationonOctober 1, 2024 VT in a Sick Patient? Paired with 2 old cases (see them at the bottom) =================================== MY Comment, by KEN GRAUER, MD (8/30/2024): =================================== I was sent…