Pulmonary edema, with tachycardia and OMI on the ECG — what is going on?
This was written by Hans Helseth. A 69 year old woman with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department by EMS for…
Crushing Chest pain, Tachycardia, and Very Elevated Blood Pressure in a 40-something Man.
A 40-something male called 911 for 2 hours of crushing, non-radiating, chest pain at about 11 AM. He reported a similar episode…
Chest pain, ST Elevation, and tachycardia in a 40-something woman
A prehospital cath lab activation for STEMI came through with the information that the 40-something woman had chest pain and a pulse of 140.…
Regular, steady, and fast at 170 (wide or narrow?), hypoxic, crackles in lungs, B-lines, unconscious
A 60-something who lives in a nursing home was found unconscious and hypoxic. EMS was called and their monitor showed an “SVT” at…
Test almost all of your most important ECG rhythm interpretation skills with this case.
Sent by Anonymous, written by Meyers, edits by Smith: A female in her 70s with history of HTN woke up around 2am with severe shortness of…
Cardiogenic shock with wide complex tachycardia and poor LV function in a young woman
A 30-something woman presented with CP and SOB. She was hypoxic and intubated. She had very poor LV systolic function on bedside…
Atrial fibrillation with RVR: use POCUS to assess volume; then sinus vs. SVT: use of Lewis leads
An elderly man with a history of diabetes and HTN presented with lethargy and weakness, decreased urine output, and hypotension. There…