arterial pulse tapping artifactFalse positive ECGRVH7 Min Read Mark HellermanonJune 2, 2026 An ECG Finding Every Doctor Should Recognize — It’s More Common than You Think! Post by Dr. Mark Hellerman. = = = Two octogenarians with known extensive CAD presented to our ED the same afternoon with chest discomfort. In…
lead misplacement8 Min Read Hans HelsethonMay 29, 2026 The Right Decision for the Wrong Reason? An 85-year-old man with a history of MI with stents woke up feeling unwell. He reported that the original sensation was difficult to describe,…
modified sgarbossa criteriaNew LBBBRate-related bundle branch block6 Min Read Jesse McLarenonMay 25, 2026 65 year old with chest pain + new Left Bundle Branch Block: is this acute coronary occlusion? by Jesse McLaren A 65 year old with a history of COPD, coronary artery disease, reflux and cocaine use presented with chest tightness and…
NSTEMI is worthlessOcclusion MI/Non-Occlusion MI (OMI/NOMI) paradigmOMI in cardiac arrestSTEMI or NSTEMI DiagnosisSTEMI/NonSTEMI paradigm9 Min Read Willy FrickonMay 22, 2026 STEMI: An Impossible Standard. NSTEMI: a worthless diagnosis. A man in his mid 50s was playing soccer and collapsed. Bystanders initiated CPR and delivered 3 AED-advised shocks. The patient was intubated…
Benign T-wave Inversionreperfusion5 Min Read Willy FrickonNovember 17, 2024 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…
Reperfused OMI or Active OMIreperfusion6 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 19, 2024 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…
arterial pulse tapping artifactartifactCT scansubacute MI5 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 23, 2024 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…