Infection and DKA, then sudden dyspnea with chest pain while in the ED
A 63 year old male with PMH of CAD and peripheral vascular disease from type I DM presented to clinic and was found to have a very high blood…
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…
A man in his 50s with acute chest pain and diffuse ST depression
Submitted by Alex Bracey, with edits by Meyers and Smith A man in his 50s with history of type B aortic dissection with prior TEVAR…
Another diagnostic ECG of a potentially deadly condition
Written by Pendell Meyers A middle aged woman with no significant past medical history presented with epigastric abdominal pain with…
What do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case?
A 60-something man presented by EMS with 5 hours of fairly typical sounding substernal chest pain. Here is the EMS ECG: Obviously…
Guess the culprit with ST Elevation in posterior leads
A middle aged man had off and on chest pain for 2 weeks, then 2 hours of more severe and constant pain. Here was his ED ECG, which was…
ST Elevation in aVL with reciprocal ST Depression in inferior leads and DIffuse ST depression
An elderly male had volume depletion and anemia, and complained of chest pain. We recorded this ECG: Q-waves and ST Elevation in I and aVL ST…
Global ST depression with ST elevation in aVR – what is the cause?
Written by Pendell Meyers An elderly patient with cardiac history presented with shortness of breath. This ECG was brought to me with concern…
A man in his 50s with witnessed arrest and ST elevation in aVR
Written by Meyers, edits by Smith A 50-ish year old man was working construction when he suddenly collapsed. Coworkers started CPR within 1…
Diffuse ST depression, and ST elevation in aVR. Left main, right?
This ECG was recorded on a middle-aged male with sickle cell disease and diffuse pain. Sinus rhythm Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) Diffuse…