An interesting rhythm strip. What is this rhythm?
By Magnus Nossen, from Norway I was shown this print out of a rhythm strip from a patient on telemetry. I was asked what’s going on?…
Expert human ECG interpretation and/or the Queen of Hearts could have saved this patient’s anterior wall
This is a re-post of an excellent case from 2021. See it again now, along with our new Queen of Hearts functionality. We’ve come a long…
Proportionality and Serial ECGs Make the Diagnosis. What does the Queen say?
This case comes from Jason Winter, of The Facebook Clinical Electrocardiology ECG Page. A 60-something woman called EMS for chest pain. Here…
A man in his 40s with acute chest pain. What do you think?
Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers, reviewed by Smith and Grauer A man in his 40s presented to the ED with HTN, DM, and smoking…
Very fast regular tachycardia: 2 ECGs from the same patient. What is going on?
This was written by Magnus Nossen, from Norway, with comments and additions by Smith A 50 something smoker with no previous medical hx…
Which patient has the more severe chest pain?
2 middle aged males presented with chest pain. Which had the more severe chest pain at the time of the ECG? Here is the ECG of…
Morphine + OMI is a bad combination
This is written by Magnus Nossen, with some edits by Smith This ECG diagnosis will be obvious to the majority of the readers of this blog. It…
This ECG was texted to me: normal variant early repolarization, or LAD Occlusion MI (OMI)?
This ECG was texted to me with no other information. I assumed the presentation was consistent with acute MI. What did I say?…
A 50-something with Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia: What to do if electrical cardioversion does not work?
Case submitted by anonymous. Written by Smith. Ken’s piece at the bottom is excellent. A 50-something presented with sudden onset…