A woman in her 60s with misdiagnosed palpitations, part 2: Case follow up!
Written by Pendell Meyers This post will be follow up information on the patient from this recent case linked below. Make sure to read…
Chest pain in a 30-something: Is it Normal variant STE or OMI? Get the prior ECG, and don’t trust Point of Care troponin assays!
Submitted by Benjamin Garbus, MD with edits by Bracey, Meyers, and Smith A man in his early 30s presented to the ED with chest pain…
Massive ST Elevation in a 38 year old with Syncope
This ECG was texted by a former resident with the words “38 year old, syncope while urinating. Negative troponin.” What do…
Cardiac Arrest at the airport, with an easy but important ECG for everyone to recognize
Written by Pendell Meyers Every once in a while we need to go back and cover some easy but important ECGs. This will be far too easy for…
A woman in her 60s with palpitations, chest discomfort, and multiple misdiagnoses by both EM and Cardiology!!
Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 60s was shopping when she suddenly experienced palpitations and chest “discomfort.”…
A man in his 50s with anterior ST elevation and a “tall T wave in V1”
Written by Pendell Meyers Take a look at this ECG from a 57 yo M without any context first: What do you think? Imagine he presented with chest…
Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 220
40-something yo who is on flecainide and diltiazem had sudden onset chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath and diaphoresis:…
Syncope in a young man
Written by Pendell Meyers Let’s say a young person presented with exertional syncope. They are now at baseline, asymptomatic,…
A man in his late 40s with chest pain
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Smith A man in his late 40s with no known medical problems was at work when he suddenly…
A man in his 70s with chest pain, shortness of breath, and acute huge anterior ST elevation
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 70s presented to the ED complaining of various symptoms including chest pain and shortness of breath.…