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…
1 hour of CPR, then ECMO circulation, then successful defibrillation….
An elderly woman had sudden ventricular fibrillation. She was unable to be defibrillated but was cannulated and placed on ECMO in our…
Ventricular Fibrillation, ROSC after perfusion restored by ECMO, then ECG. Protocols can be overridden by Physician Judgment.
A middle-aged male had sudden chest pain and called 911. First responders arrived. Then the patient arrested. Chest…
Would you have given thrombolytics to this NSTEMI patient?
Case submitted by Dr. James Alva A middle aged male called EMS for chest pain. EMS arrived and confirmed that the patient was complaining of…
Sudden Cardiac Arrest: why does the Heart Just Die?
A 60-something was outside walking with a friend when he suddenly stated that he “felt weak,” without chest pain or SOB or…
A dialysis patient with nonspecific symptoms and pseudonormalization of ST segments
This is a case written by Dan Lee (One of our fantastic Hennepin Residents, class of 2020) edits by Smith A 60 something-year-old man…