See what happens when the consultant is “Not convinced of STEMI”
Sent by Arjun V, written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith A man in his early 40s with history of HTN and obesity suffered sudden out of…
A woman in her 50s with shortness of breath
Case written by Neha Ray, MD, with edits by Meyers, Smith, Grauer A woman in her 50s presented for evaluation of multiple episodes of…
A man his 50s with chest pain. What happens when you treat with morphine rather than with reperfusion?
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 50s presented to the ED with 3 days of left chest pain radiating into the jaw and neck. He…
Shark fin post arrest: do you understand the ECG?
Case submitted by Dr. Daryl Williams, written by Pendell Meyers, peer reviewed by Smith and Bracey A physician bystander witnessed a…
Acute Pulmonary Edema, PEA Arrest, LBBB, First degree AV Block, and STD maximal in V3, V4
An elderly woman had sudden SOB and 911 was called. Medics found her with labored breathing and 75% saturations. She was put on…
Cardiac Arrest at the airport, with an easy but important ECG for everyone to recognize
Written by Pendell Meyers Every once in a while we need to go back and cover some easy but important ECGs. This will be far too easy for…
Syncope in a young man
Written by Pendell Meyers Let’s say a young person presented with exertional syncope. They are now at baseline, asymptomatic,…
A man in his late 40s with chest pain
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Smith A man in his late 40s with no known medical problems was at work when he suddenly…
Chest pain, ST Elevation, and tachycardia in a 40-something woman
A prehospital cath lab activation for STEMI came through with the information that the 40-something woman had chest pain and a pulse of 140.…
A man in his 60s with shockable arrest, then ROSC, and no STEMI – what will you do?
Case submitted by Allie Oberst and Ashley Mogul, edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith A male in his late 60s with PMH of poorly controlled…