Judge for yourself the management of this patient with “NSTEMI, multivessel disease”
Sent by anonymous, edited by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with history only of hypertension presented with acute chest pain that…
Two ECGs texted to me in the same hour. What would you recommend?
Written by Pendell Meyers Both of these cases were sent to me with no information other than adults with acute chest pain. What would be your…
Another myocardial wall is sacrificed at the altar of the STEMI/NonSTEMI mass delusion (and Opiate pain relief).
I received the following text message with these 3 EKGs (providers text me ECGs all day every day; most are false positives; many are subtle…
A man in his early 40s with chest pain a “normal ECG” by computer algorithm. Should we avoid interrupting a physician to interpret his ECG?
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his early 40s experienced acute onset chest pain. The chest pain started about 24 hours ago, but there was…
A man in his 70s with acute chest pain and paced rhythm.
Sent by Pete McKenna M.D. Edits by Meyers and Smith A man in his 70s with PMH of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes,…
Compare these two ECGs. Do either, neither, or both show anything important?
One case sent by Dr. Sean Rees MD, written by Pendell Meyers, other case by Sam Ghali and Steve Smith Take a look at these two ECGs below from…
A man in his 60s with acute chest pain and high voltage
Sent by Anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 60s with history of CAD and 2 prior stents presented to the ED complaining of acute…
70-year-old with acute chest pain, STEMI negative: just an old infarct?
Submitted by Dr. Dennis Cho (@DennisCho), written by Jesse McLaren A 70-year-old with no cardiac history presented with 2 hours of…
Severe Chest Pain on ED Arrival, after Wellens’ waves Seen on Prehospital ECG
A 40-something woman called 911 in the middle of the night for Chest pain that was intermittent. On arrival, she complained of…
A man in his 50s with chest pain
Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with no prior known medical history presented to the Emergency Department…