Acute chest pain and a difficult ECG
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 40s with several CAD risk factors presented with acute chest pain. He had several episodes lasting…
A man in his 30s with chest pain and a normal bedside echo, without wall motion abnormality
Submitted and written by Dominic Nicacio MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, McLaren, Grauer, Smith A man in his early thirties with history of…
A man in his 50s with abdominal pain and a computer read of ***Acute MI ***
Submitted by Dr. Arjun J V, Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with history of diabetes presented with acute onset abdominal…
Should we activate the lab? A simple but important lesson
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 60s called EMS for sudden chest pain and shortness of breath. He was found in moderate respiratory…
A man in his 50s with anterior ST elevation and a “tall T wave in V1”
Written by Pendell Meyers Take a look at this ECG from a 57 yo M without any context first: What do you think? Imagine he presented with chest…
A 31 year old with Diabetes and HTN complains of bilateral arm tingling and headache
This ECG was texted to me with the message “A 31 year old with Diabetes and HTN complains of bilateral arm tingling and headache.”…
Christmas Eve Special Gift!! Prehospital Cath Lab Activation: What do you think?
A 60-something male was sent from Dialysis for several days of SOB. He did not know his medical history well. The patient was in no…
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…
Diffuse ST depression, and ST elevation in aVR. Left main, right?
This ECG was recorded on a middle-aged male with sickle cell disease and diffuse pain. Sinus rhythm Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) Diffuse…
Profound ST Elevation in V1-V3. What do you think?
This ECG comes from Pierre Taboulet (http://www.e-cardiogram.com/)(https://www.facebook.com/ECG.taboulet) an ECG whiz who codes a lot of ECGs…