An 80 year old man in VF arrest
An elderly man suffered out of hospital cardiac arrest. He was found in V Fib by EMS. He was shocked out of VF multiple times and arrived in…
What will you do for this patient transferred to you who is now asymptomatic?
A middle-aged woman with history of hypertension presented to another hospital approximately 2 hours after onset of chest pain and shortness…
How much time are you willing to wait for OMI to become STEMI (if it ever does)?
Written by Pendell Meyers, few edits by Smith A man in his 60s with history of stroke and hypertension but no known heart disease presented…
What will you do for this altered and bradycardic patient?
Written by Pendell Meyers A female in her 60s with COPD, DM, hypothyroidism, CAD, and severe bladder cancer presented from a nursing home with…
A patient with chest pain and dynamic ST elevation
Written by Pendell Meyers A female in her late 40s presented with chest pain, waxing and waning over the past 24 hours. Her history included…
The VERDICT Trial
Written by Pendell Meyers, with edits by Steve Smith The VERDICT trial was recently published. This is yet another study looking at the…
Is this ST elevation normal or abnormal?
Written by Pendell Meyers A male in his 50s with history of HTN, DM, HLD presented with chest pain of less than one hour duration. Here is his…
A woman in her 70s with chest pain
Written by Alex Bracey, with edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith The Case: A woman in her 70s who does not routinely seek medical care and…
Can you see through this wide complex rhythm?
Written by Pendell Meyers A 76 year old man with history of CHF, moderate aortic stenosis, insulin-dependent diabetes, hypertension, stroke,…
Two cases of ST Elevation with Terminal T-wave Inversion – do either, neither, or both need reperfusion?
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Steve Smith I was sent these 2 ECGs with no clinical information other than chest pain: Do either or…