See what happens when hyperacute T-waves are missed
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith A man in his 60s with history of hypertension and MI 10 years ago, with PCI, presented to an…
A Tale of 2 Occlusions in the Same Patient: one with Expert ECG interpretation, the Other Without
Submitted by Nic Thompson, Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith This is a long post, but well worth the read because it clearly…
“Are these hyperacute T-waves?” – what is your recommendation for the team in these two cases?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith When practitioners are learning a new ECG concept for the first time, they very appropriately…
If you had recorded an ECG during chest pain, what would it have shown?
Case A 40-something male presented to triage. He had suffered a couple bouts of typical chest pain in the last 24 hours. …
Shoulder pain after lifting a heavy box
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith This will be too easy for most long-time readers, but if you are at that level, sit back and…
Prehospital ECG looks very suspicious to the paramedic
This was sent by an anonymous paramedic. “One of the paramedics at my work approached me the other day and asked for my opinion on two…
What is lurking underneath this new right bundle branch block?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith: Case A 72 year old female with hypertension and COPD presented with sudden shortness of breath and…
It is not a STEMI; it is an opportunity to save myocardium!
I was teaching about subtle coronary occlusion at EKG conference to our residents a couple days ago. About coronary occlusion that does…
A male in his 50s with chest pain. What is your interpretation?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith: A male in his 50s with no significant past medical history complained of several episodes of chest…
Chest pain and a “normal” ECG
This is another case written by Pendell Meyers (who is helping to edit the blog and has many great recent posts) Case A 45 year old man was…