brugadacarbon monoxide poisoningfalse positive cath lab activation2 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 16, 2011 Anterior ST elevation: is it STEMI? I received a call from an outside hospital. A 31 year old healthy auto mechanic had a prolonged exposure to Carbon Monoxide in his…
early repolarizationfalse positive cath lab activationLVHsaddleback STE1 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 12, 2011 ST elevation (Saddleback), is it STEMI? This 56 year old male presented with atypical chest pain and left arm numbness off and on for one week, worse on the day of presentation:…
early repolarizationfalse positive cath lab activationinferior early repolarizationinferior STEMILVH4 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 5, 2011 Inferior ST Elevation: what is the Diagnosis? You can read this post here, or watch a video presentation of it: https://hqmeded.com/inferior-st-elevation-2/ I was handed this ECG, without…
false positive cath lab activationLVHpseudoinfarction1 Min Read Steve SmithonApril 16, 2011 Cath lab activated. What do you think? (#2) This 45 year old male called 911 for increasing SOB and CP over 2 weeks. His BP was 220/150. The medics did a prehospital ECG,…
false positive cath lab activationLVHpseudoinfarction2 Min Read Steve SmithonApril 16, 2011 Cath lab activated. What do you think? This is a 47 year old African American man with substernal and right sided chest pain, worse with inspiration. EMS was called. Prehospital EKG…