Back to basics: what is this rhythm? What are your options for treating this patient?
Written by Bobby Nicholson MD, with edits by Meyers, Smith, Grauer A woman in her early 40s presented to the emergency department for…
What is this rhythm? Back to basics.
Submitted by Dr. Arjun J V in India, An elderly patient presented to the ED with multiple complaints. An ECG was recorded in triage:…
A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG
Written by Pendell Meyers and Peter Brooks MD A man in his 30s with no known past medical history was reported to suddenly experience chest…
Chest pain one day after a negative stress test
Written by Dominic Nicacio MD, with edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith A man in his early 50s with known CAD and prior stent…
A man in his 50s with acute chest pain without STEMI criteria. Trop negative. Cath lab cancelled. But how about the ECG and echo?
Case submitted by Matt Tanzi MD, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his early 50s presented with substernal chest pain and that started 1 hour…
A man in his 60s with chest pain and LBBB
Sent by Ali Khan MD, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 60s with HTN, HLD, known prior LBBB, presented with episodes of chest pain…
Two patients with chest pain. Do either of them need emergent reperfusion? Both? Neither?
Written by Pendell Meyers Here is a quick comparison / quiz post. It will be easy for long time blog readers. The two ECGs below are…
Acute chest pain and a bizarre ECG
Written by Pendell Meyers A middle aged adult presented with acute undifferentiated chest pain. Here is his ECG at triage: What do you…
A woman in her 30s with several days of chest pain and an episode of altered mental status.
Written by Pendell Meyers, reviewed by Smith, Grauer, McLaren A woman in her early 30s with history of diabetes had 2-3 days of gradual onset…
A man in his 40s with multitrauma from motor vehicle collision
Submitted and written by Andrew Yde MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Grauer, Smith A man in his 40s presented after motor vehicle collision in…