echocardiogramInferior MI subtleultrasound6 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 10, 2025 ED Bedside Echo (in case one does not recognize the ECG). Images obtained and interpreted by a novice. This is a repost of a repost of a case from 2014. The original Case is here, and has many more details if you want to read…
Pretest ProbabilitySilent Myocardial Infarction8 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 8, 2025 The Queen always asks (if she sees OMI) “Is there a clinical suspicion of acute coronary syndrome” This was sent by Asad Tasleem, an Emergency Medicine resident in Pakistan: “I am an ED Resident in a tertiary care Hospital…
aVR - large R-waveBrugada patternCocaineSodium Channel BlockadeTricyclic antidepressantwide QRS3 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 6, 2025 Seizure and Tachycardia This was written by one of our fantastic Emergency Medicine 3rd year residents, Emily Ferrari: A young man presented with AMS and seizure like…
Inferior OMI Subtleprehospital ECGserial ECG4 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 2, 2025 Do we need serial ECGs for this case of chest pain? From Drew Williams A 40-something patient called 911 for 30 minutes of left sided chest pain radiating to right arm/shoulder (Smith aside:…