The diagnosis is NSTEMI, a worthless diagnosis which harms patients.
Written by Magnus Nossen, with many comments by Smith A 50-something male with a medical hx of type I diabetes and hypertension…
The VERDICT Trial
Written by Pendell Meyers, with edits by Steve Smith The VERDICT trial was recently published. This is yet another study looking at the…
A Middle-Aged Man with crescendo angina
A middle-aged male with several comorbidities including DM presented with chest pain. It had been on and off all day, then constant for…
Middle Aged Male with Burning Chest Pain — Assess the Entire Clinical Scenario
A middle-aged male presented with “burning” mid chest pain, with radiation to bilateral shoulders (pain radiating to both shoulder is…
Anterior MI: Ongoing STEMI, reperfused STEMI, or NonSTEMI?
An 80 yo male presented with chest pain onset 1130 AM. The prehospital ECG was reported to have some “ST depression”,…
New RBBB and subtle NSTEMI
This 49 year old male presented with chest pain. Initial ECG: sinus with QRS of 128 ms and RBBB, though not obvious. There is T-wave…