The diagnosis is NSTEMI, a worthless diagnosis which harms patients.
Written by Magnus Nossen, with many comments by Smith A 50-something male with a medical hx of type I diabetes and hypertension…
Everyone sees ST depression, but what does it mean?
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 70s with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with chest pain which awoke him from…
Abdominal Pain in a middle-aged patient
I was texted this case by Ankur Kalra, an interventional cardiologist at the University of Indiana. He also did his cardiology…
Quiz post: do either or both of these patients have high lateral OMI / South African flag sign?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith Two patients presented with acute chest pain/pressure. Here are their ECGs: Patient 1: Patient…
Quiz post – which of these, if any, are OMI? What is the South African Flag Sign? Will you activate the cath lab? Can you tell the difference on ECG?
Written by Pendell Meyers, additions and edits by Grauer, Smith, McLaren Below we have 5 cases of adults (ranging from 40-70 years old)…
A man in his 50s with acute chest pain, now resolved, has 2 undetectable troponins. CT Coronary Angiogram?
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s presented to the ED with chest pain described as pressure, without radiation, acute onset…