After seeing this ECG, are there any medications you would consider giving?
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with COPD presented with dizziness and hypotension. He had worked overnight the night before and…
Potassium 6.2 with narrow QRS: any indication for calcium?
Written by Jesse McLaren An 80 year old patient with diabetes/hypertension/cirrhosis presented to a hospital clinic for routine…
How will you save this critically ill patient? A fundamental and lifesaving ECG interpretation that everyone must recognize instantly.
Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 30s called EMS for acute symptoms including near-syncope, nausea, diaphoresis, and abdominal pain.…
Bradycardia with a Wide Complex. Sometimes 2 pathologies are present. Which?
An elderly woman was found to be bradycardic. She was awake with a BP of 120/70. Here is her prehospital ECG: What do you think? I…
Severe shock, obtunded, and a diagnostic prehospital ECG. Also: How did this happen?
A middle-aged woman was found down in her apartment unconscious. She was in shock with thready pulses. A prehospital ECG was recorded: Limb…