A woman with near-syncope, bradycardia, and hypotension
Written by Pendell Meyers A 59-year-old woman with diabetes, hypertension, prior stroke, and peripheral vascular disease presented with…
What happens if you do not recognize this ECG instantly?
Written by Pendell Meyers A young man in his 20s with history of end stage renal disease and dialysis presented for acute chest pain. His last…
I saw this computer “normal” ECG in a stack of ECGs I was reading
While I had a few moments, I was reading a series of consecutive ECGs recorded in the ED. I came across this one: The computer read was:…
What is the diagnosis?
I was reading a stack of ECGs when I came across this one: What do you think? I immediately saw that this ECG is DIAGNOSTIC of…
Sinus rhythm with a new wide complex QRS
This is another case written by Pendell Meyers, a G2 at Stony Brook. As I mentioned before, Pendell will be helping to edit and write…
HyperKalemia with Cardiac Arrest. Peaked T waves: Hyperacute (STEMI) vs. Early Repolarizaton vs. Hyperkalemia
For more on hyperkalemia, click here (includes a great case of incessant ventricular tachycardia). For more on early repolarization, see these…