Two patients with chest pain and RBBB: do either have occlusion MI?
Written by Jesse McLaren Two patients in their 70s presented to the ED with chest pain and RBBB. Do either, both, or neither have…
VT in a Sick Patient? Paired with 2 old cases (see them at the bottom)
=================================== MY Comment, by KEN GRAUER, MD (8/30/2024): =================================== I was sent…
Do you need to be a trained health care professional to diagnose subtle OMI on the ECG?
An undergraduate (not yet in medical school) who works as an ED technician (records all EKGs, helps with procedures, takes vital signs) and…
Acute Dyspnea and Right Bundle Branch Block
I was texted this ECG just as I was getting into bed. It is of an elderly woman who complained of shortness of breath and had a recent stent…
A man in his 40s with multitrauma from motor vehicle collision
Submitted and written by Andrew Yde MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Grauer, Smith A man in his 40s presented after motor vehicle collision in…
A man in his 40s who really needs you to understand his ECG
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 40s presented for “left sided chest pain sudden onset yesterday when sneezing and coughing…
A 50s year old man with lightheadedness and bradycardia
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Smith and Grauer A man in his 50s with history of end stage renal disease on dialysis, prior…
Cardiac Arrest at the airport, with an easy but important ECG for everyone to recognize
Written by Pendell Meyers Every once in a while we need to go back and cover some easy but important ECGs. This will be far too easy for…
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…