The diagnosis is NSTEMI, a worthless diagnosis which harms patients.
Written by Magnus Nossen, with many comments by Smith A 50-something male with a medical hx of type I diabetes and hypertension…
A young man with a ‘pathologic’ ECG
Written by Magnus Nossen The patient in today’s case is a young adult male who has had annual cardiological follow-ups due to a…
What happens when you give morphine for chest pain in ACS? And what is pseudo-normalization of T-waves?
Written by Magnus Nossen, with edits by Smith The patient in today’s case is a 70-year-old farmer. He has a history of coronary artery…
Chest pain followed by 6 days of increasing dyspnea — what happened?
Written by Magnus Nossen, edits by Smith The patient in today’s case is an 85-year-old male with a history of COPD and dementia. He…
Electrical instability in a healthy 50 year old. How to manage?
Written by Magnus Nossen (with 2 important comments by Smith at the bottom) The patient in today’s case is a 50 year old…
Another MUST know ECG, and why its notoriety annoys Dr. Smith
Written by Magnus Nossen The ECG below was obtained from 50-something male with a history of hypertension and tobacco use. The patient…
Challenging Rhythms in an 80-something Man
Written by Magnus Nossen and Ken Grauer You are shown the ECG that appears in Figure-1 — obtained from an 80-something year…
Sudden Palpitations in a Young Adult
Written by Magnus Nossen and Ken Grauer (with Comment by Smith) The ECG in Figure-1 was electronically transmitted by the ambulance…
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…
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…