A 24 year old with chest pain — What happened?
This was written up by one of our superb EM/IM residents, Emily Syverud. A 24-year-old man presented to the ED early in the morning with…
A man in his 50s with “no reciprocal ST depression” and “diffuse” ST elevation. What does diffuse actually mean?
Written by Pendell Meyers EMS called in while I was on shift and asked me to review an ECG of a man in his 50s with acute chest pain and…
A middle aged female with “heartburn” and a “normal ECG” per the computer
This is a re-posting of a Tweet by Robert Jones (@RJonesSonoEM), reproduced with permission, written by Pendell Meyers A middle aged female…
“Pericarditis” strikes again
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 40s with several ACS risk factors presented with a chief complaint of chest pain. Several…
A Young Man with Sharp Chest pain
Suppose this patient had chest pain. What would you diagnose? What is the diagnosis? OK. I lied, just so you could assess your…
24 yo woman with chest pain the morning after binge drinking: Is it Pericarditis?
A 24 yo with no past medical history and no risk factors except for tobacco smoking presented with chest pain. The pain started in her…