Chest (or abdominal?) pain and ECG artifact.
An elderly woman presented with one day of chest and right arm pain, and also abdominal pain. There was associated tingling and numbness…
A 60-year-old diabetic with chest pain, cath lab activated
I came to work one day and one of my partners said, “Hey, Steve, we had a STEMI this afternoon!” I said, “Cool, can I see…
A woman in her 50s with chest pain and dyspnea
Submitted by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 50s presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain and shortness of…
Our OMI Toolbox Application is out now !
We are happy to announce that our “OMI Toolbox” application has just released and ready for your use. As myocardial…
A 60 year old with chest pain
A 60 year old with chest pain presented to the ED. Here is his first ECG: What do you think? It looks bizarre, doesn’t it? There…
Are these Hyperacute T-waves?
I received this ECG in a text message, with the message: “Hey, these look like hyperacute T waves to me, what do you think? It’s…
I was shown this ECG without any information. What do you think?
I was shown this ECG; “Steve, what do you think of this?”: What is going on? I said: “This is pulse tapping artifact and a…
Acute chest pain and a bizarre ECG
Written by Pendell Meyers A middle aged adult presented with acute undifferentiated chest pain. Here is his ECG at triage: What do you…
Bizarre (Hyperacute??) T-waves
Thanks to one our great HCMC nurses, Ryan Burch. He figured this one out. A dialysis patient presented with dyspnea. He was a bit…