electrical alternansPericardial Tamponade4 Min Read Pendell MeyersonApril 21, 2025 An elderly patient with shortness of breath and near syncope Written by Pendell Meyers An elderly patient experienced a week of shortness of breath on exertion, with acute worsening including near…
pericardial effusionPericardial Tamponadepericarditis3 Min Read Willy FrickonMarch 9, 2024 Acute chest pain and ST Elevation. CT done to look for aortic dissection….. Written by Willy Frick A 67 year old man with a history of hypertension presented with three days of chest pain radiating to his back. He had…
electrical alternansLow VoltagePericardial TamponadeSyncope11 Min Read Pendell MeyersonNovember 28, 2022 A woman in her 20s with syncope Written by Destiny Folk MD, with edits by Meyers, peer reviewed by Smith and Grauer A woman in her late 20s with a past medical history of…
Pericardial TamponadepericarditisRBBBRBBB with Pericarditis2 Min Read Steve SmithonMarch 15, 2021 80-something year old with acute chest pain. 3 visits. Fascinating Ultrasound progression An 80-something year old man with history of metastatic cancer had acute onset of chest pain and called 911. Here is his prehospital ECG: What…
Pericardial TamponadepericarditisSyncope12 Min Read Pendell MeyersonJuly 12, 2020 A young woman in her early 20s with syncope Written by Pendell Meyers A 20 year old female with an episode of syncope was triage to my low acuity zone one morning. Her vitals were within…
electrical alternansPericardial Tamponade1 Min Read Steve SmithonJanuary 21, 2015 Dyspnea on Exertion in a Middle Aged Woman. A middle-aged woman presented to the ED with increasing dyspnea on exertion. She had a normal physical exam except for a heart rate…