Shark fin post arrest: do you understand the ECG?
Case submitted by Dr. Daryl Williams, written by Pendell Meyers, peer reviewed by Smith and Bracey A physician bystander witnessed a…
A woman in her 60s with syncope and vomiting. Does she need a pacemaker?
Written by Pendell Meyers with some edits by Steve Smith A woman in her 60s on chemotherapy presented to the Emergency Department for a…
PEA cardiac arrest, ROSC, and no STEMI on ECG. Randomized trials say emergent reperfusion is not indicated, right?
Submitted and written by Dr. Bobby Nicholson, with peer review by Meyers and Bracey and major edits by Smith 84 yo F with hx of CAD presents…
A deadly alcohol binge: a man in his 30s with chest pain and initial high sensitivity troponin I within normal limits
Submitted and written by Emergency Physician Dr. Arjun J V, with some minimal edits by Smith and Meyers A man in his 30s was rushed into our…
An elderly man who dies 12 hours later – could he have been saved?
Sent by Anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith An elderly man with good neurologic baseline but history of CABG presented to the…
A 50s year old man with lightheadedness and bradycardia
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Smith and Grauer A man in his 50s with history of end stage renal disease on dialysis, prior…
A man in his 60s woken from sleep by epigastric pain. Would you have been able to correctly diagnose him?
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his mid 60s with history of CAD and stents experienced sudden onset epigastric abdominal pain radiating up…
A woman in her 60s with misdiagnosed palpitations, part 2: Case follow up!
Written by Pendell Meyers This post will be follow up information on the patient from this recent case linked below. Make sure to read…
Cardiac Arrest at the airport, with an easy but important ECG for everyone to recognize
Written by Pendell Meyers Every once in a while we need to go back and cover some easy but important ECGs. This will be far too easy for…
A woman in her 60s with palpitations, chest discomfort, and multiple misdiagnoses by both EM and Cardiology!!
Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 60s was shopping when she suddenly experienced palpitations and chest “discomfort.”…