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…
Concerning EKG with a Non-obstructive angiogram. What happened?
This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St. Louis. https://twitter.com/willyhfrick A 62 year old man with…
Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis
Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis Written by Willy Frick (@Willyhfrick). Willy is a cardiology fellow with a keen…
“A patient just arrived as a transfer for NSTEMI.”
Written by Willy Frick The OMI paradigm has taught me that any diagnosis of NSTEMI is cause for immediate evaluation. “A patient…