Chest pain. Is this EKG completely Normal? First hs troponin T = 32 ng/L. Management? Diagnosis?
This was contributed by Hans Helseth (he will start medical school soon). With edits and additions by Smith and Grauer. A 75 year old…
What is this rhythm? And what should we do about it?
This was written by Hans Helseth, with Ken Grauer, and a bit of help from Smith Without any patient information, how might you interpret…
Altered mental status, bradycardia
This was written by Hans Helseth. Paramedics arrived at the house of a 59 year old man after his caretaker called 911 for altered mental…
Never send a chest pain patient home without measuring troponin. What is masquerading bundle branch block? And, and, and….
Written by Hans Helseth, with edits and comments by Smith and Grauer An 84 year old man with chronic hypertension and CKD presented to a…
“Anterior” ST Depression: Which Lesion is the Culprit?
Written by Hans Helseth Hans is an EKG tech who is applying to medical school. EKG interpretation skills have little to do with one’s…
Pulmonary edema, with tachycardia and OMI on the ECG — what is going on?
This was written by Hans Helseth. A 69 year old woman with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department by EMS for…
A 34 yo Man with chest pain and Zero ST Elevation
Written by Hans Helseth A 34 year old man with no known medical history presented to the ED after an hour of chest pain. He described the pain…
Acute chest pain with LBBB and obvious OMI, worsening on serial ECGs, but repeatedly missed by physicians and Marquette 12SL
This was written by Hans Helseth. He just graduated from college. He has no medical training, but he has read this blog for years. He is an…