Aortic DissectionultrasoundYoung Women8 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 16, 2024 Which Chest Pain patient needs a CT scan? Which patient needs a CT Scan? Case 1: 20-something woman with chest pain Case 2: 50-something man with chest pain Case 1 A 20-something yo…
Aortic DissectionaVRST depressionsubendocardial ischemia6 Min Read Pendell MeyersonDecember 18, 2022 A woman in her 70s with chest pain Submitted and written by Quinton Nannet, MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Grauer, Smith A woman in her 70s recently diagnosed with COVID was…
Aortic DissectionDiffuse ST Depressionsubendocardial ischemia2 Min Read Pendell MeyersonMarch 19, 2021 A man in his 50s with acute chest pain and diffuse ST depression Submitted by Alex Bracey, with edits by Meyers and Smith A man in his 50s with history of type B aortic dissection with prior TEVAR…
Aortic Dissectionnormal variant ST Elevationpericarditis-NOT9 Min Read Pendell MeyersonDecember 13, 2019 “Pericarditis” strikes again Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 40s with several ACS risk factors presented with a chief complaint of chest pain. Several…
Aortic DissectionLVH mimics WellensPseudoWellensWellens' Syndrome - NOT!!4 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 3, 2017 Is it important to recognize LVH Pseudo-infarction patterns? A middle-aged male called 911 for sudden severe chest pain. The medics were very worried about acute MI and recorded a prehospital ECG.…
Aortic Dissection2 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 2, 2014 A 50-something with severe chest pain and a normal ECG A 50 something with no past history presented with sudden severe substernal chest pain with no radiation or associated symptoms. The…
Aortic Dissectioncardiac arrestHemopericardiumPEA - Pulseless Electrical Activityultrasound3 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 29, 2014 30 Year Old with Cardiac Arrest, PEA, then Cardiac Ultrasound A 30 year old collapsed after complaining of chest pain intermittently. He was unconscious. First responders thought they palpated…