A 29 year old male with pleuritic chest pain for 6 hours
This case was sent to me by Taylor Sanders of the LSU- Baton Rouge Emergency Medicine residency. A 29 year old complained of 6 hours of…
Respiratory Failure and ST Depression: Is there Posterior STEMI?
The ultrasound in this case was recorded by Dr. Robert F. (Rob) Reardon, one of my partners here at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in…
Sudden Left Trapezius Pain and Syncope
An otherwise healthy middle aged smoker complained of sudden left trapezius pain. He then began to fell very dizzy. He also had…
Dynamic T-wave inversion (apparent Wellens’ waves), all troponins negative: Unstable Angina
This middle-aged woman presented with increasing intermittent substernal chest discomfort similar to her GERD, but not relieved by the usual…
Long QT: Do not trust the computerized QT interval when the QT is long
A middle-aged male with h/o DM was found down. He was hypoglycemic (mild, 45 mg/dl) and had pneumonia with hypoxia. He had this…
30 Year Old with Cardiac Arrest, PEA, then Cardiac Ultrasound
A 30 year old collapsed after complaining of chest pain intermittently. He was unconscious. First responders thought they palpated…
Acute Cardiogenic Shock: What is the Diagnosis?
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A Picture of Subendocardial Ischemia
This case shows a CT image of subendocardial ischemia. The image is shown at the bottom after the case presentation. This patient…
An 8 year old with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and syncope
This case was sent by: Maria Perez Emergency Registrar Monash Medical Centre Melbourne She obtained permission from the family to identify the…
A woman in her 50s with reproducible chest pain (seems to be chest wall pain)
This woman had recently undergone rotator cuff surgery and presented with L shoulder and chest pain. The pain was very reproducible with…