A man in his 30s with 12 hours of chest pain; is the ECG consistent with 12 hours of occlusion?
Written by Pendell Meyers, submitted by Siva Vittozzi-Wong A man in his 30s with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes…
A 41 year old with chest pain and a Nondiagnostic Triage ECG. Thrombolytics prior to transfer for PCI.
This was sent by Tom Fiero, from Merced CA, and an avid reader of the blog. “A 41 yo man presented with sudden severe chest pain, onset…
Do you understand these T-wave inversions?
Case submitted and written by Alex Bracey, with edits by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s without prior medical history was sent to the…
A man in his 70s with chest pain during a bike ride
Case written and submitted by Ryan Barnicle MD, with edits by Pendell Meyers While vacationing on one of the islands off the northeast coast,…
A 40 yo with Chest pain. Only ECG abnormality is minimal ST depression in I and aVL (computer interpretation: normal)
A former resident sent this. He asked: “Hey Steve, Wanted to get your thoughts on this EKG:” What do you think? The computer…
IVCD, Saddleback STE in III, with reciprocal STD in aVL: Is it pseudoOMI or OMI? Echo with Speckle Tracking gives the answer.
A 77 y.o. woman with a history of hypertension and congestive heart failure presented for acute onset chest pain and shortness of breath. She…
A Patient with Respiratory Failure and a Computer “Normal” ECG
This ECG was presented in a conference. The patient had presented many times for SOB. On this occasion he was intubated for respiratory…
Chest pain resolved, and a “Normal” ED ECG
A previously healthy middle-aged male presented shortly after the acute onset of chest pain very shortly before calling 911. On arrival, he…
Our residents are getting really good at this.
I was asked to look at this ECG in a patient with 30 minutes of acute onset of nausea and vomiting and perhaps some chest discomfort: First ED…
This ECG, recorded in triage, was shown to me immediately, with no other info…..
This ECG, recorded in triage, was shown to me immediately, with no other info….. What do you think? Computer read is: “Moderate ST…