A Complication of the COVID Era
Submitted and written by Gia Coleman MD and Roshan Givergis DO, edits by Meyers and Smith A woman in her 30s was found crawling in the…
What is a useful next step in the evaluation of this patient with Chest pain and this ECG?
Written by Pendell Meyers (submitted by Daryl Williams — with edits by Smith). = = = A man in his sixties with prior CAD and CABG experienced…
A young woman in her early 20s with syncope
Written by Pendell Meyers A 20 year old female with an episode of syncope was triage to my low acuity zone one morning. Her vitals were within…
A man in his 60s with shockable arrest, then ROSC, and no STEMI – what will you do?
Case submitted by Allie Oberst and Ashley Mogul, edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith A male in his late 60s with PMH of poorly controlled…
A man in his sixties with chest pain
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his sixties with no prior history of CAD presented with fluctuating central chest pain that started the…
What do you think of this elderly man with “possible seizure”?
Written by Pendell Meyers (with really great and thorough explanation of this finding by Ken Grauer). At my hospital, patients with any…
A man in his 50s with fever and shortness of breath
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with HTN, HLD, obesity, and restrictive lung disease presented with shortness of breath worsening…
Why doesn’t the name “OMI” say anything about the ECG, in contrast to STEMI? Because sometimes the ECG isn’t always enough, no matter who interprets it.
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 60s with history of prior CAD with PCI, HTN, HLD, and aortic insufficiency presented with acute chest…
A man in his 60s with chest pain. The ST segments and T waves are ALWAYS interpreted in the context of their QRS.
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 60s with history of CAD, CABG, HTN, DM, and smoking presented with chest pain,and shortness of breath…
A man in his 30s with chest pain
Written by Pendell Meyers, case submitted by Tom Fiero A man in his 30s walked into the ED complaining of chest pain. His triage ECG was done…