Acute dyspnea in an older woman, is it OMI?
Written by Willy Frick A woman in her 90s with a history of end stage renal disease and complete heart block status post dual…
A young man with persistent palpitations
Written by Pendell Meyers A teenager was playing basketball when he suddenly developed palpitations and lightheadedness. He presented soon…
A 40-something with 2 hours of new active chest pain and new T-wave inversion
A 41-year-old male who presents to the emergency department with chest pain. Patient reports approximately 2 hours prior to arrival…
Vomiting, Diarrhea, and “Bubbles in my Chest”
A 60-something complained of vomiting, diarrhea overnight, and “bubbles in my chest” that started just prior to calling 911. He…
See What PM Cardio Digitization can do with this ECG
This was a patient with chest pain. The ECG was faxed to a cardiologist. But it was very difficult for him to see. He showed this…
Chest pain with anterior ST depression: look what happens if you use posterior leads.
Don’t forget to watch the Webinar: Smith and Pendell Meyers interpret ECGs for OMI or not OMI on Monday Feb 12 at 11 AM U.S.…
A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG
Written by Pendell Meyers A teenager was involved in a motor vehicle collision and presented to the Emergency Department via EMS altered and…
What will happen if you implement the Queen of Hearts in your Hospital?
This case was sent by Dr. Jean-christophe Reiters, an interventionalist in Belgium. He has been following the blog for 4 years. He has…
What is this ECG finding? Do you understand it before you hear the clinical context?
Written by Pendell Meyers First try to interpret this ECG with no clinical context: The ECG shows an irregularly irregular rhythm, therefore…
Chest pain, ST Elevation, well-formed Q-waves, and infarction with peak hs troponin I over 1000 ng/L. Is it OMI?
A 60-something male presented stating that he had had chest pain that morning which awoke him from sleep but then resolved after several…