New Book Published by Dr. Wang: ECG Self-Study Book
http://www.amazon.com/ECG-Self-Study-Book-K-Wang/dp/9350909960 ECG Self-Study Book is a practical guide to help trainees interpret ECGs and…
31 Year Old Male with RUQ Pain and a History of Pericarditis. Submitted by a Med Student, with Great Commentary on Bias!
This was submitted by a fantastic medical student who wished to remain anonymous: (Update on June 2, 2020): I can now say that is was…
Young woman with weakness. The ECG is pathognomonic. What is it?
A young woman presented by EMS for weakness. Here is her ED ECG: Diagnosis? See Below. There is sinus rhythm. There is a very wide…
Friday’s post produced skeptics…..
I have been posting ECGs like this for so long that I erroneously thought everyone would see the inferior STEMI here. I was just posting…
A Male in his 60s with Chest pain. What is the ECG Diagnosis?
Here is the ECG of a man with 2 hours of chest pain. He had a history of MI with LAD stent. I cannot find his prehospital ECG, but…
Pseudoanteroseptal STEMI in the Setting of Paced Rhythm
This is a case we published in JAMA internal medicine this year. I can’t give you the full text, but even limited access is pretty…
How to measure ST Elevation at 60 milliseconds after the J-point in lead V3, relative to the PR Segment
The formula for differentiating early repol and anterior STEMI requires one measurement which many have found difficult to understand. Here is…
Beta Blockers in Anterior STEMI: Have We Come Full Circle?
A new small randomized trial suggests that early intravenous metoprolol, early after symptoms and prior to PCI for anterior STEMI, reduces…
Several Wide Complex Rhythms in One Patient. Test yourself: Will You See What I Did Not See?
This time I’m going to tell you that the case is mine because the mistakes were mine. I sat down to write one narrative, but as I…