Recent MI at another facility. Now back in the ER with chest pain
Written by Willy Frick A young woman with a history of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria presented with acute substernal chest…
What makes a T-wave Hyperacute? And: 30 Examples of Hyperacute T-waves, 10 in each of 3 myocardial territories.
Pendell and I and the geniuses at Powerful Medical (Producers of the PMCardio Queen of Hearts OMI AI app) are working on an objective,…
Coronary Angiography Guide by Willy Frick — Everything you ever wanted to know about the Cath Lab
Introductory Angiography Guide To find the guide later, go to the banner at the top of the blog: This blog is dedicated to improving…
Chest (or abdominal?) pain and ECG artifact.
An elderly woman presented with one day of chest and right arm pain, and also abdominal pain. There was associated tingling and numbness…
A woman in her 40s with acute chest pain and shortness of breath
Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 40s presented with acute chest pain and shortness of breath. Vitals were within normal limits. …
Is this OMI reperfused or active?
These ECGs were texted to me by one of our previous ultrasound fellows, Will Smoot An elderly male arrived via EMS for acute substernal chest…
Acute chest pain and an abnormal ECG. Do precordial leads show benign T-wave inversion or ischemia?
Written by Willy Frick A 51 year old man with hypertension presented with three hours of acute onset, severe midsternal chest pain…
Prehospital Cath Lab Activation. What happened when the medics and patient arrived at this Academic ED?
This was texted to me by a paramedic while I was out running one day: “54 yo male chest pain started at 1pm. History of diabetes type II…