What is Wellens’ syndrome? And what conditions mimic it?
A 30 year old African American Male presented to the ED with chest pain that occurred the day before. It had been 6-7/10 in intensity…
What is Wellens’ syndrome? And what conditions mimic it?
A 30 year old African American Male presented to the ED with chest pain that occurred the day before. It had been 6-7/10 in intensity…
Even in retrospect, no one could see it.
This was sent to me by a former resident who is outstanding at reading ECGs for OMI. “Hi Steve wonder what you think of this ecg in a 60…
Pay now (in the evening) or pay later with interest (in the middle of the night).
A 50 something male presented in the evening to ED for evaluation of chest pain that started at 1600. He states that it feels like burning and…
Acute coma, then Sudden PEA arrest in front of paramedics, with STEMI?
This is what the providers in the ED understood on patient arrival: Patient called 911 for syncope, then had witnessed PEA arrest after medics…
Acute Dyspnea in a Dialysis Patient. K is 6.3 mEq/L. Are ECG findings due to hyperkalemia, or even due to Type 2 MI?
I was reading ECGs on the system and saw all of these, from one patient. I read them without clinical context and looked at the clinical…
Abdominal Pain in a middle-aged patient
I was texted this case by Ankur Kalra, an interventional cardiologist at the University of Indiana. He also did his cardiology…
New Review Article in Annals of Emergency Medicine: ECG Patterns of Occlusion Myocardial Infarction: A Narrative Review
ECG Patterns of Occlusion Myocardial Infarction: A Narrative Review
Normal ECG by many measures. Is it normal?
This was submitted by Hans Helseth, who is applying to med school and who is working as an EKG tech right now. Smith: This patient…