A 16 year old girl with altered mental status and possible overdose
A 16 year old girl presented with altered mental status, probably due to alcohol intoxication, but also with possible overdose. As part of her…
ST Elevation and QS-waves in a patient with Dyspnea
I was shown this ECG of a patient with dyspnea: My interpretation: “Subacute STEMI” In other words, STEMI of at least 6 hours…
What is the culprit artery? Not what you think.
An elderly woman who was quite healthy except for some chronic renal insufficiency and hypertension had 3 days of classic angina lasting only…
Ten cases of hyperacute T-waves in V4-V6
Here are 10 cases with hyperacute T-waves in V4-V6. Each case is interesting and you can click on the link to read the entire case. 1. Chest…
8 year-old with report of “syncope and an abnormal ECG”.
This case was contributed by John Dunbar, an outstanding Hennepin EM Resident. A previously healthy, fully immunized 8 year-old African…
Wide complex tachycardia and an ICD that is not firing
A 40-something woman with a history of MI and ischemic cardiomyopathy and previous VT, with an implanted cardioverter-debrbrillateror (ICD)…
RBBB with Transient ST Elevation
This case comes from Sam Ghali (@EM_RESUS). Thanks, Sam! An 60-something male with h/o CABG presented with chest pain. …
Altered mental status, seizure, extreme hypertension, and a bizarre ECG
A middle aged woman with few serious medical issues presented with altered mental status, had a generalized tonic clonic seizure, and was…
A young man with sudden chest pain
A 30-something with history of 2 pack per day smoking complained of sudden left arm and chest pain while working construction. It was…
The effect of targeted temperature management on QT and corrected QT intervals in patients with cardiac arrest
Just published online: Zachary Rosol a, David F. Miranda b, Yader Sandoval b, Bradley A. Bart b, StephenW. Smith c, Steven R. Goldsmith The…