Activate the Cath Lab?
This 52 year old African American male presented with chest pain that was not clearly typical. Here is his ED ECG: There is ST elevation…
This ECG is pathognomonic of a life threatening condition, and you must be able to immediately recognize it
What is wrong with this patient who complains of weakness? PR is 224 ms, QRS 177 ms. Answer below Answer: HyperK. You must be able…
STEMI Seen Best in PVC, Diagnosed by Medic, Ignored by Physician
This is a male in his 50’s who was lying face down on the pavement stating that his chest was “killing him.” He stated…
K. Wang Video Lecture: Misleading Ventricular Pre-excitation (WPW) Findings
This lecture is also great for those who don’t have a full understanding of WPW. And this post on “WPW mimicking and…
Woman in her 60’s with 1 hour of chest pain
A woman in her 60’s with h/o DM and HTN complains of 1 hour of sudden onset chest pain. Here is her prehospital ECG: Sinus…
Brugada pattern induced by tricyclic antidepressant
A 31 year old male presented obtunded after a suspected intentional overdose with amitryptiline. He was intubated, and this ECG was…
24 yo woman with chest pain the morning after binge drinking: Is it Pericarditis?
A 24 yo with no past medical history and no risk factors except for tobacco smoking presented with chest pain. The pain started in her…
PVC or Aberrant Conduction? (Another Guest Post from Dr. Wang)!
Question: This tracing shows (choose one from the list below)…
Series of Prehospital ECGs Showing Reperfusion
Medics recorded this ECG at time 0 in a patient with chest pain: There are inferior hyperacute T-waves, with reciprocally inverted hyperacute…
The Usefulness of PVCs: Video Talk by K. Wang
Usefulness of PVCs from HQMedEd on Vimeo. K. Wang, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine Cardiology Division University of Minnesota…