2nd degree AV block: Mobitz I or II? ventriculophasic responseBifascicular block9 Min Read Willy FrickonNovember 12, 2024 2nd degree AV block: is this Mobitz I or II? And why the varying P-P intervals? Written by Willy Frick A middle aged man presented for elective outpatient surgery. The following ECG was obtained in the preoperative…
OMIposterior OMIspontaneous reperfusionSTEMI or NSTEMI Diagnosis6 Min Read Pendell MeyersonNovember 10, 2024 What does a final diagnosis of STEMI vs. NSTEMI depend upon? Written by Pendell Meyers, few edits by Smith A woman in her 70s was woken from sleep by midsternal chest pain radiating to left arm with…
modified sgarbossa criteriaspontaneous reperfusion6 Min Read Magnus NossenonNovember 8, 2024 Baseline wander. But what else do you see? Written by Magnus Nossen The below ECG was obtained from a 65 year old man with ongoing chest pain. He has a history of hypertension and…
Dual AV nodal pathwaysidiopathic ventricular tachycardiaRetrograde P-waves5 Min Read Magnus NossenonNovember 3, 2024 Electrophysiological curiosity. Can you spot it? Written by Magnus Nossen (with comments and laddergram by Ken Grauer) The patient in today’s case is a man in his…
ThrombolyticsThrombolytics in NSTEMI OMI4 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 1, 2024 Can you treat Non-STEMI with thrombolytics if it is OMI (Occlusion MI)? Of course! This case was sent by an old residency friend, Kirk Lufkin. He works in a small hospital in Northern Michigan. Case A 61…
Steve SmithonNovember 1, 2024 Can you treat Non-STEMI with thrombolytics if it is OMI (Occlusion MI)? Of course!