Opiate overdose, without chest pain or shortness of breath. Cognitive dissonance.
I was reading EKGs on the system and saw this one….. What did I put in as my interpretation? Interpretation: “Acute LAD occlusion…
Chest pain one day after a negative stress test
Written by Dominic Nicacio MD, with edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith A man in his early 50s with known CAD and prior stent…
A 50 year old with chest pain? What is going on? By Emre Aslanger.
Posted by Emre Aslanger, our newest blog Editor. Emre is a distinguished cardiologist in Turkey, and has published widely on the ECG…
A man in his 50s with acute chest pain without STEMI criteria. Trop negative. Cath lab cancelled. But how about the ECG and echo?
Case submitted by Matt Tanzi MD, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his early 50s presented with substernal chest pain and that started 1 hour…
Chest pain, peak troponin 100,000 ng/L and this ECG on discharge: what’s the diagnosis?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with edits by Smith Usually cases are presented in chronological order the way they appear in real life. But…
A woman in her 30s with several days of chest pain and an episode of altered mental status.
Written by Pendell Meyers, reviewed by Smith, Grauer, McLaren A woman in her early 30s with history of diabetes had 2-3 days of gradual onset…
Two patients with chest pain and LVH: Neither STEMI criteria, nor Armstrong criteria, can identify occlusion or reperfusion
Written by Jesse McLaren Two patients presented with chest pain and LVH on ECG. Patient 1: 65 year old with an hour of left sided chest…
A man in his 50s with hypoxemic respiratory failure from COVID pneumonia develops chest pain
Submitted by anonymous, written by Parker Hambright, MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Smith, McLaren A man in his 50s with a past medical history…
See what happens when the consultant is “Not convinced of STEMI”
Sent by Arjun V, written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith A man in his early 40s with history of HTN and obesity suffered sudden out of…