A completely healthy 30-something woman with acute chest pain — this post is loaded with info !!!
A previously healthy young woman presented to the ED with one hour of acute onset right sided chest pain and pressure, very severe, radiating…
A Tale of 2 Occlusions in the Same Patient: one with Expert ECG interpretation, the Other Without
Submitted by Nic Thompson, Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith This is a long post, but well worth the read because it clearly…
Total eclipse of the heart
Written by Pendell Meyers A male in his late 50s had sudden chest pain radiating to the left side and back, with nausea and diaphoresis as…
A 58 year old with Weakness and more than 4 mm ST Elevation in V3
This case was sent by Lou B, a paramedic and RN. He writes: “We were dispatched to a 58 yo male who had been out in the sun for 2-3…
An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure
Post by Smith, with short article by Angie Lobo (https://twitter.com/ALoboMD), a third year intermal medicine resident at Abbott…
Prehospital OMI recognized immediately by a fantastic paramedic
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith This case was sent by a paramedic who wishes to remain anonymous. “The enclosed case…
Is there a Right Ventricular MI in addition to Infero-postero-lateral MI?
A 40-something woman had sudden chest pain. She called 911. This prehospital ECG was recorded: Here are limb leads: Here are…
If you had recorded an ECG during chest pain, what would it have shown?
Case A 40-something male presented to triage. He had suffered a couple bouts of typical chest pain in the last 24 hours. …
“Shark Fin”: A Deadly ECG Sign that you Must Know!
This case and discussion is written by Sam Ghali (@EM_RESUS), with a few edits by Smith Shark Fin has also been called: “Giant…
Left Bundle Branch Block, Severe Chest pain, Previous Normal Angio. What is going on?
A middle-aged woman with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and biventricular failure, with previous EF of 15%, presented with sudden onset severe…