Which Chest Pain patient needs a CT scan?
Which patient needs a CT Scan? Case 1: 20-something woman with chest pain Case 2: 50-something man with chest pain Case 1 A 20-something yo…
Sudden Palpitations in a Young Adult
Written by Magnus Nossen and Ken Grauer (with Comment by Smith) The ECG in Figure-1 was electronically transmitted by the ambulance…
An elderly woman with acute chest pain — real or fake ST Elevation?
Written by Pendell Meyers An elderly female called EMS with acute chest pain. Her vitals were within normal limits, and here is her EMS…
Are there hyperacute T-waves? And how can we know?
A 50-something man presented with worsening severe exertional chest pain which was just resolving as he had an ECG recorded in triage. Time…
What can you find with continuous ST monitoring in the ED?
This was written by one of our fine residents, who will soon be an EMS fellow: Michael Perlmutter Case A mid-50s male came to the ED with a…
Hyperacute T wave or not: do any of these 4 ‘STEMI’ ECGs have Occlusion MI?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with edits from Meyers Four patients presented with chest pain or shortness of breath, and ECGs labeled…
Recent MI at another facility. Now back in the ER with chest pain
Written by Willy Frick A young woman with a history of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria presented with acute substernal chest…
What makes a T-wave Hyperacute? And: 30 Examples of Hyperacute T-waves, 10 in each of 3 myocardial territories.
Pendell and I and the geniuses at Powerful Medical (Producers of the PMCardio Queen of Hearts OMI AI app) are working on an objective,…
Coronary Angiography Guide by Willy Frick — Everything you ever wanted to know about the Cath Lab
Introductory Angiography Guide To find the guide later, go to the banner at the top of the blog: This blog is dedicated to improving…