Atypical SymptomsCoronary Artery Bypass (CABG) surgeryIntra-aortic balloon pumppericarditis--post operativePM Cardio Queen of Hearts2 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 12, 2024 Vomiting, Diarrhea, and “Bubbles in my Chest” A 60-something complained of vomiting, diarrhea overnight, and “bubbles in my chest” that started just prior to calling 911. He…
Atypical SymptomsLAD occlusionLAD OMI missedspontaneous reperfusionterminal QRS distortion9 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 1, 2022 Opiate overdose, without chest pain or shortness of breath. Cognitive dissonance. I was reading EKGs on the system and saw this one….. What did I put in as my interpretation? Interpretation: “Acute LAD occlusion…
Aslanger patternAtypical SymptomsSTE in single leadsubendocardial ischemia2 Min Read Steve SmithonAugust 10, 2021 Why do we liberally record ECGs? And what do you think the angiogram showed? A 40 something complained of 1 week of constipation and eructation after a “bad batch of enchiladas.” He stated all of this…
Atypical SymptomsLVHPseudoSTEMI6 Min Read Steve SmithonAugust 30, 2020 A 31 year old with Diabetes and HTN complains of bilateral arm tingling and headache This ECG was texted to me with the message “A 31 year old with Diabetes and HTN complains of bilateral arm tingling and headache.”…
Atypical Symptomsyoung5 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 18, 2013 Another STEMI in a Young Person with no CP or SOB: Why We Should Record an ECG for Unexplained Nonspecific Symptoms There are many interesting facets to this case. I have highlighted the clinical factors over the ECGs, but the ECGs are very instructive…