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Smith SW et al. Diagnosis of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle Branch Block With the ST-Elevation to…
An Emergency Physician Texted Me This ECG, Asking for Help in Interpretation and for Advice in Management
I was in a meeting and received a text message: “can you look at an ECG?” I texted back to take a photo and send it. The…
Chest Pain and Right Bundle Branch Block. What is the Diagnosis?
A male in his 70’s with no h/o MI or CAD presented with new onset chest pain. Here is his ED ECG: There is sinus rhythm and right…
Wide Complex Tachycardia. What is the Diagnosis?
A man in his 40’s with a h/o coronary disease complained of sudden dizziness and chest pain. Medics found him with a high pulse,…
ST depression, pulmonary edema, and severe hypertension: is this demand ischemia or acute coronary syndrome?
This middle-aged patient has a history of CVA and hypertension. He presented with a two hour onset of pulmonary edema and chest…
Is this ACS? Look at the previous ECG!!
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Man in his 70’s with presyncope. Some interesting data on troponins included.
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Looks like a Posterior STEMI. Is it?
An elderly woman was found down near her bed, confused but awake. She was on coumadin for atrial fibrillation. Other…
A Man in his 20’s with Syncope. What is diagnosis? And what does the old ECG show?
A young man presented after a syncopal episode. He felt fine in the ED. He had no previous cardiac history, but stated that he…
Transient Inferior OMI, with RV OMI, missed. It became obvious on a near fatal stress test.
A middle-aged woman with a history of hypertension presented with typical chest pain. Her BP was 160/80. Here was her presenting…