This patient did not present with chest pain
This was posted a few years ago. I’m highlighting it again, with comments from Ken Grauer below. This was sent to me by Jason…
Dueling OMI: does this 30 year old with chest pain have any signs of occlusion or reperfusion?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with edits from Smith A 30 year old with a history of diabetes presented with two days of intermittent chest…
QS-wave in V2: 2 cases, different paradigms lead to different treatment times (STEMI – NSTEMI vs. OMI – NOMI)
Submitted by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers. Additional case by Smith. Case 1 A middle aged woman presented with acute chest pain…
What is this Rhythm?
================================== My Comment by KEN GRAUER, MD (1/26/2023): ================================== While reading…
Chest pain, and Cardiology didn’t take the hint from the ICD
Submitted and written by Megan Lieb, DO with edits by Bracey, Smith, Meyers, and Grauer A 50-ish year old man with ICD presented to the…
Unconscious + STEMI criteria: activate the cath lab?
Case submitted and written by Dr. Mazen El-Baba and Dr. Evelyn Dell, with edits from Jesse McLaren EMS brought a John Doe, in his 30s, who was…
A 60 year old with chest pain
A 60 year old with chest pain presented to the ED. Here is his first ECG: What do you think? It looks bizarre, doesn’t it? There…
Quiz post: do either or both of these patients have high lateral OMI / South African flag sign?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith Two patients presented with acute chest pain/pressure. Here are their ECGs: Patient 1: Patient…
A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and “benign early repolarization”
Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A male in his teens presented with complaints of chest discomfort and dyspnea beginning while…
A woman in her 50s with acute chest pain
Submitted and written by Anonymous, edits by Meyers and Smith A 50s-year-old patient with no known cardiac history presented at 0045 with…