The Expert Witness re-visits a chest pain Malpractice case using the Queen of Hearts
This case was posted by Eric Funk (https://twitter.com/medmalreviewer), editor of the Expert Witness Newsletter, on his site. Here is the case…
What if your system adopted the recommendation that a computer “normal” ECG need not be shown to the doctor?
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Smith. Sent by anonymous A man in his 40s with no previous heart disease presented within 30…
Prehospital “Altered mental status and hypotension due to probable DKA” (everyone must know this ECG diagnosis)
A patient presented with hypotension and altered mental status and presumption of DKA. As the medics arrived, they handed me this ECG: What…
Chest pain with serial ECGs – can you guess the sequence?
Written by Jesse McLaren A 45-year-old presented with 24 hours of intermittent chest pain. Below are serial ECGs focusing on the…
Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?
Written by Magnus Nossen The patient in todays case is a 50 year old male. He has a medical hx notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and…
See What the Queen of Hearts could do in these 2 Rural Cases
You too can have the Queen of Hearts AI model Case 1. Case 1 is another case sent by and written by the undergraduate who works as an…
Is all this “ST Depression” due to ischemia?
Written by Magnus Nossen, with some edits by Smith This ECG was transmitted electronically by EMS for evaluation. The patient is a 70…
Quiz post: two patients with chest pain. Do either, both, or neither have OMI?
Written by Pendell Meyers Two patients with acute chest pain. Do either, neither, or both have OMI and need reperfusion? Patient 1:…
Chest pain: Are these really “Nonspecific ST-T wave abnormalities”, as the cardiologist interpretation states?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with a very few edits by Smith A 60-year-old presented with chest pain. The ECG did not meet STEMI criteria,…
Wide complex tachycardia, resistant to cardioversion. Some fascinating features here.
An elderly dialysis patient presented with chest pain. She has poor LV function. Previous echo 4 months ago (confirmed with ED bedside echo):…