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pulmonary embolism

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onJune 5, 2026

Dyspnea, syncope and ST-elevation in a young female

Written by Magnus Nossen A woman in her thirties contacted the ambulance service because of progressive shortness of breath. She reported…

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Mark Hellerman

onJune 2, 2026

An ECG Finding Every Doctor Should Recognize — It’s More Common than You Think!

Post by Dr. Mark Hellerman. = = = Two octogenarians with known extensive CAD presented to our ED the same afternoon with chest discomfort. In…

lead misplacement

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Hans Helseth

onMay 29, 2026

The Right Decision for the Wrong Reason?

An 85-year-old man with a history of MI with stents woke up feeling unwell. He reported that the original sensation was difficult to describe,…

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Jesse McLaren

onMay 25, 2026

65 year old with chest pain + new Left Bundle Branch Block: is this acute coronary occlusion?

by Jesse McLaren A 65 year old with a history of COPD, coronary artery disease, reflux and cocaine use presented with chest tightness and…

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Willy Frick

onMay 22, 2026

STEMI: An Impossible Standard. NSTEMI: a worthless diagnosis.

A man in his mid 50s was playing soccer and collapsed. Bystanders initiated CPR and delivered 3 AED-advised shocks. The patient was intubated…

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Steve Smith

onDecember 13, 2013

A Male in his 60s with Chest pain. What is the ECG Diagnosis?

Here is the ECG of a man with 2 hours of chest pain. He had a history of MI with LAD stent. I cannot find his prehospital ECG, but…

subtle

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Steve Smith

onDecember 15, 2013

Friday’s post produced skeptics…..

I have been posting ECGs like this for so long that I erroneously thought everyone would see the inferior STEMI here. I was just posting…

hypokalemia

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Steve Smith

onDecember 17, 2013

Young woman with weakness. The ECG is pathognomonic. What is it?

A young woman presented by EMS for weakness. Here is her ED ECG: Diagnosis? See Below. There is sinus rhythm. There is a very wide…

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