Huge Precordial ST Elevation in an ED Patient
This was sent by Twitike Nthakomwa, a medical officer from Malawi who knows a lot about ECGs. Here is a 50-something patient who…
Tachycardia, hyperthyroid, and ST elevation. What is it?
This ECG was texted to me on my phone, with the words “Asymptomatic with hyperthyroidism:” What do you think? I replied that…
A middle aged man with unwitnessed cardiac arrest
Written by Pendell Meyers, with edits by Steve Smith Thanks to my attending Nic Thompson who superbly led this resuscitation We received a…
Too Fast! Too Slow! 2 Lectures from Rocky Mountain EM Conference.
These are 2 short lectures I gave at the Rocky Mountain EM Winter Conference. Thanks to EMedHome for the video and processing! Too Fast! Too…
Huge Anterior Voltage, with ST Elevation
I saw “Chest pain” on the board and clicked to look at the ECG. Here it is: Much ST elevation in V2 (approx 5.5 mm at the…
The OMI Manifesto
The OMI Manifesto A collaboration by Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog and EMCrit Pendell Meyers, MD Scott Weingart, MD, FCCM Stephen Smith, MD The current…
I saw this ECG only after the patient was discharged….
I was reading ECGs on the computer system when this one came up: What do you think? There is apparent ST elevation in III, with reciprocal ST…
Do you want to be interrupted to view what the computer calls normal or nonspecific ECGs? 2 cases at once!
Two Cases Male Patient I was handed this ECG of a 40-something male patient. It was recorded at triage. The chief complaint was…
You have two hours to save this patient’s life
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith A female in her 60s with history of CAD s/p PCI and CABG, alcohol abuse, and recurrent…
Hypotensive and Tachycardic in Clinic: A Quick Ticket to the ED and Lewis Leads
This was contributed by one of our fine interns, Aaron Robinson. A 40-something male cancer patient presented to clinic for a routine follow…