New LBBB and Massive ST elevation: Do not automatically jump to activate the cath lab!
This 50 year old male presented with some atypical chest pain and a blood pressure of 220/150. There is Left Bundle Branch Block with up to 6…
Syncope, Chest pain: subtle, dynamic ST elevation and hyperacute Ts with preceding ST depression
This 63 yo male with no cardiac history had 30 seconds of syncope. When he awoke, he complained of progressively worsening substernal…
Chest pain, resolved: don’t forget to look at the previous and the prehospital ECG
This is a 58 year old woman with a history of inferior MI. She has had a week of intermittent substernal chest heaviness associated with…
Two cases of the same electrolyte disturbance(s). Diagnosis?
This patient presented after dialysis with weakness and reproducible chest pain. Sinus rhythm with a normal QRS. The QT is prolonged and…
Weakness, prolonged PR interval, wide complex, ventricular tachycardia
This 58 year old patient with a PMH of CAD only (MI, 2 stents) presented awake with weakness and non-palpable pulses…
Anterior hyperacute T-waves: look at this upside down mirror image
One reader who trained in France learned that a good way to see the ST elevation better is to look at a mirror image of the ECG (upside…
Excellent case of RBBB with STEMI on EMS 12-lead blog, here’s the link
http://ems12lead.com/2011/02/09/an-unusual-case-of-right-bundle-branch-block-discussion/
Inferior hyperacute T-waves. The clue is T-wave inversion in aVL. Serial ECGs evolve to ST Elevation.
This is a 66 year old male with severe substernal chest pain. He was intermittently bradycardic down to the 30’s with a blood…
Hyperacute T-waves, missed by computer, short DBT, but large myocardial infarction
This 57 yo male with no past medical history had sudden onset of chest pain while sleeping. He called 911 at midnight and his…
Cardiac Arrest, Wide Complex, Is it STEMI?
For other cases of cardiac arrest, see these posts Case This 200 kg patient was watching TV when he had a witnessed v fib arrest, and had a…