ED Bedside Echo (in case one does not recognize the ECG). Images obtained and interpreted by a novice.
This is a repost of a repost of a case from 2014. The original Case is here, and has many more details if you want to read…
HEART Score Zero. Computer Normal ECG. Troponin Undetectable. Speckle Tracking Echo normal.
A completely healthy 30-something year old woman with no cardiac risk factors had sudden onset of bilateral trapezius pain that radiated…
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…
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation with RVR, hypotension, volume depletion, good EF, AND pulmonary edema. Strange. Why? What to do?
A 30-something woman presented with a few days of feeling ill. She had a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, bio-prosthetic…
Patient with STEMI (-) OMI is now pain free. Is there need for emergent cath lab activation?
I was reading through a stack of ECGs to put in the formal interpretation, and came across this one: This was my interpretation without having…
Repost: Syncope, Shock, AV block, RBBB, Large RV, “Anterior” ST Elevation in V1-V3
I came across this post from 2015 while answering a question on Twitter, and decided to repost it:…
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…
40-something male in a head-on Motor Vehicle Collision and Splenic Injury
A 40-something male presents to the stabilization room for evaluation following head on motor vehicle collision (MVC). Pt was reported…
OMI Confirmed by POCUS Echo in a 50 year man
Case submitted and written by Alex Bracey A man in his 50s with no significant past medical history presented from a local beach with…
What happens when a patient with LAD OMI does not go immediately to the cath lab?
This patient was extremely elderly, and although the diagnosis was recognized, she did not go to the cath lab for reasons related to age and…