Why is the angiogram normal?
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a 15 pack-year smoking history presented to his primary care physician’s office complaining…
A man in his 40s with 3 days of stuttering chest pain
Written by Willy Frick A man in his early 40s with BMI 36, hypertension, and a 30 pack-year smoking history presented with three days of chest…
Acute chest pain and ST Elevation. CT done to look for aortic dissection…..
Written by Willy Frick A 67 year old man with a history of hypertension presented with three days of chest pain radiating to his back. He had…
Acute dyspnea in an older woman, is it OMI?
Written by Willy Frick A woman in her 90s with a history of end stage renal disease and complete heart block status post dual…
Noisy, low amplitude ECG in a patient with chest pain
Written by Colin Jenkins. Colin is an emergency medicine resident beginning his critical care fellowship in the summer with a strong…
Orthostatic hypotension onset after invasive procedure?
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 70s with a history of HFrEF and sick sinus syndrome s/p dual chamber pacemaker placement was admitted…
Can you spot the problem with the recording of this 12-lead ECG?
Written by Willy Frick I was reading ECGs in the queue, and the following tracing appeared. I frequently check the chart if I want to know…
Three normal high sensitivity troponins over 4 hours with a “normal ECG”
Written by Willy Frick A 46 year old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to urgent care with complaint of “chest…
Acute OMI or “Benign” Early Repolarization?
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and prior inferior OMI status…