What are these bizarre bigeminal PVCs??
Case 1 This ECG was texted to me last week with the question: “What is this??” What do you think? My answer: “This is a…
A deadly alcohol binge: a man in his 30s with chest pain and initial high sensitivity troponin I within normal limits
Submitted and written by Emergency Physician Dr. Arjun J V, with some minimal edits by Smith and Meyers A man in his 30s was rushed into our…
Acute Pulmonary Edema, PEA Arrest, LBBB, First degree AV Block, and STD maximal in V3, V4
An elderly woman had sudden SOB and 911 was called. Medics found her with labored breathing and 75% saturations. She was put on…
An elderly man who dies 12 hours later – could he have been saved?
Sent by Anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith An elderly man with good neurologic baseline but history of CABG presented to the…
I thought the ECG diagnosis was obvious. But many missed it. So I’m showing it.
I was reading ECGs in the system and came across this one: What do you think? Computer diagnosis: –ST DEVIATION AND MARKED T-WAVE…
A 50s year old man with lightheadedness and bradycardia
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Smith and Grauer A man in his 50s with history of end stage renal disease on dialysis, prior…
A New Seizure in a Healthy 20-something
A 20-something year old who is the picture of good health presented with a new onset seizure. A witness described what sounded like a 3…
Hyperkalemia: is it the cause of this AV Block, ST Elevation, and T-wave inversion?
I was texted this ECG: What do you think? This was my response: “Yikes. Pacer and Cath Lab!!” He asked: “Could this all be…
A man in his 60s woken from sleep by epigastric pain. Would you have been able to correctly diagnose him?
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his mid 60s with history of CAD and stents experienced sudden onset epigastric abdominal pain radiating up…
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…