Crushing Chest pain, Tachycardia, and Very Elevated Blood Pressure in a 40-something Man.
A 40-something male called 911 for 2 hours of crushing, non-radiating, chest pain at about 11 AM. He reported a similar episode…
A 60 year old man with chest pain — many fascinating aspects to this ECG
Written and submitted by Lucas Goss MD, peer reviewed by Smith, Meyers, Bracey A 60-year old man with history of CAD and prior stents to the…
A 52 year old female with chest pain
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith A 52 year old female with history of hypothyroidism and smoking presented to the ED with an…
A 60-something male presents with crushing chest pain
I was reading ECGs on the system and saw this one: What do you think? I recognized this immediately as a variant due to some combination…
Why do we liberally record ECGs? And what do you think the angiogram showed?
A 40 something complained of 1 week of constipation and eructation after a “bad batch of enchiladas.” He stated all of this…
An Adolescent with dizziness and near syncope
Submitted by Maura Corbett, PA-C, written by Alex Bracey, with some comments by Smith and Meyers A teenage male presented to the emergency…
How much ST depression in V2 and V3 is acceptable before you suspect ischemia?
A 60-something woman with h/o bioprosthetic MV replacement and COPD, who is not on anticoagulants (bioprosthetic valves generally do not…
Pancreatitis with Bizarre T-wave inversions and a normal echo. Is it takotsubo?
I was shown this ECG and told that the patient is suffering from another bout of chronic pancreatitis. I was told there was no chest…
Computer says “normal,” troponin undetectable.
This was written by @BrooksWalsh, with one comment by Smith A middle-aged guy comes in with chest pain. No known cardiac disease, and he’s…
Hypotension, altered mental status, and aVR sign – activate the cath lab?
Written by Lucas Goss MD, peer reviewed by Pendell Meyers, Alex Bracey, Stephen Smith An 81 year-old female with PMHx of ESRD on…