ST elevation in aVL with reciprocal ST depression in the inferior leads
Written by Pendell Meyers A male in his 50s with history of thyroid cancer was brought to the Emergency Department after being found minimally…
“Steve, what do you think of this ECG in this Cardiac Arrest Patient?”
I was shown this ECG. The resident asked: “Steve, what do you think of this ECG in this Cardiac Arrest Patient?” What do you…
Huge ST Elevation in V2 and V3. What is it?
A 30-something presented with methamphetamine use and agitation. He was sedated, then had an ECG as part of his workup: He was…
Chest pain, Dynamic ST Elevation and T-waves, and High Voltage
A 20-something had sudden severe chest pain while smoking marijuana at a party. After approximately 40 minutes, other people there…
It is easy to be led astray by the computer….
I saw this ECG lying around: The computer called this “normal” with no other comment. what do you think? It is amazing that the…
Is this inferor STEMI?
I received this ECG from a reader: This is a very elderly female with chest discomfort and SOB. Our interpretation was STEMI or demand…
Diffuse ST Elevation. What do you think?
What do you think of this ECG, without any clinical information? There is inferior and lateral ST elevation and ST depression in V1 and V2,…
Prolonged (63 minutes) Ventricular Fibrillation, Followed by Shock. What’s going on?
A middle-aged patient presented in continued ventricular fibrillation after 5 minutes of down time and 45 minutes of prehospital resuscitation…
Prolonged (63 minutes) Ventricular Fibrillation, Followed by Shock. What’s going on?
A middle-aged patient presented in continued ventricular fibrillation after 5 minutes of down time and 45 minutes of prehospital resuscitation…
Massive Excessively Discordant Anterior ST Elevation in a Paced Rhythm
This patient has a standard DDD pacer, with RV pacing (not biventricular pacing), severe chronic nonischemic cardiomyopathy with EF of 10%…