A man in his 50s with witnessed arrest and ST elevation in aVR
Written by Meyers, edits by Smith A 50-ish year old man was working construction when he suddenly collapsed. Coworkers started CPR within 1…
How do you interpret this ECG?
Late in an evening shift, during a lull in care, I was reading a list of ECGs, one after another, on the computer queue and saw this one,…
40-something male in a head-on Motor Vehicle Collision and Splenic Injury
A 40-something male presents to the stabilization room for evaluation following head on motor vehicle collision (MVC). Pt was reported…
A young peripartum woman with Chest Pain
This is written by Brooks Walsh. https://twitter.com/BrooksWalsh A 30 year-old woman was brought to the ED with chest pain. It had started…
Is this ST depression due to “lateral ischemia”?
This patient who presented with acute heart failure has a history of heart failure and atrial fibrillation: This was interpreted as…
60-something with 2 days of intermittent epigastric pain. Why does the cardiologist disagree?
One of our residents who just graduated 3 months ago texted me this ECG: “Hey Steve, would be grateful for any thoughts on this…
What could this rhythm be? And what is going on after it breaks?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith A man in his 30s with no prior medical history presented with palpitations. His vitals and…
Do you understand these T-wave inversions?
Case submitted and written by Alex Bracey, with edits by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s without prior medical history was sent to the…
A 40-Something male with a “Seizure,” Hypotension, and Bradycardia
This is by one of our outstanding 3rd year residents, Aaron Robinson, with some edits and comments by Smith EMS responded to a reported…
Shark Fin morphology recognized only by EM physician
Case submitted by Alex Bracey, Written by Alex Bracey and Pendell Meyers A man in his 70s complained of acute chest pain followed by witnessed…