A Non STEMI that needs the cath lab now.
A male in his 60’s called 911 for chest pain. He had some cardiac risk factors including hypertension, on meds, but no previous…
New ACC poster: many STEMI patients present with subtle ST elevation.
New ACC poster: many STEMI patients present with subtle ST elevation. Their prognosis is similar to those who meet STEMI…
The ECG told the whole story, but no one listened: ECG interpretation skills are critical to patient outcomes.
Preface This was sent by a medical student somewhere in the world who will remain anonymous. Details are scant so that it cannot be…
Dyspnea, Chest pain, Tachypneic, Ill appearing: Bedside Cardiac Echo gives the Diagnosis
A male in his 60s presented complaining of dysnpea and chest pain. He was tachypneic and ill appearing. I was texted this ECG. The…
COPD exacerbation, what do the ECG and bedside echo show?
A woman in her 60s presented with a COPD exacerbation. She also complained of some sharp chest pain with coughing. She was in moderate…
Elderly woman in Shock. EKG from #smaccGOLD pre-conference EKG workshop.
We had a great pre-smaccGOLD EKG conference, with Louise Cullen moderating and featuring Ed Burns, Hussam Tayib, John Larkin, Roger Harris,…
Ventricular Fibrillation During Echocardiogram, Then Spontaneous Conversion Without Defibrillation
A 47 yo male presented to the Echo Lab one day after being seen in the ED for syncope. During the echocardiogram, the tech noted that…
Pseudonormalization of Wellens’ Waves
A male in his 60’s complained of intermittent chest pain all day. He was vague as to whether there was active chest pain, but it…
Incessant Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia
A male in his 50’s presented after a witnessed syncopal episode. He reported multiple syncopal events over the last 1-2 months with…