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…
Atypical Chest Pain: Suspicious ECG, and a Left Main ACS is found in a 30-something
A male in his 30s presented with chest pain, cough, and sore throat. He had been seen in clinic the day prior for cough x 1 month and sore…
Left Bundle Branch Block with Less Than 1 mm of Concordant ST Elevation (in the Setting of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy)
A male in his 60’s with a known history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM) presented for chest pain. He thought it was…
2 hours of lecture from Sunday April 28 ECG Workshop – the Best of Smith at Best of Hennepin
This is most of the best stuff I have on subtle findings of coronary occlusion on the ECG. It starts with a 25 minute powerpoint lecture on…
Another interpretation of the last rhythm strip, by Ken Grauer. In any case, no AV Block!
One very sophisticated reader, Ken Grauer, came up with another interpretation of the last rhythm strip. Here is the strip: Here is K.…
Another Guest post from K. Wang: What is the rhythm/conduction problem?
What does this rhythm strip of lead V1 show? How about choosing from multiple choice? a) Acceleration AV junctional rhythm with…
Widespread ST Elevation. Activate the Cath Lab?
A 40 year old male with several chronic illnesses presented to the ED with decreased level of consciousness and hypotension. He had…