A 54 yo male with sudden chest pain. Computer says normal. Paramedic disagrees.
Announcement! There is now an Android app for the 3- and 4-variable formulas. It is of course free (#FOAMed). It was written by Yannick…
How can you persuade your cardiologist to take a Non-STEMI patient to the cath lab emergently?
This case was sent by Joseph Ryan (@DocJoseph08), chief resident from Corpus Christi’s EM residency program. This…
Chest pain and a “normal” ECG
This is another case written by Pendell Meyers (who is helping to edit the blog and has many great recent posts) Case A 45 year old man was…
30 yo woman with chest pain and a “normal ECG” by the computer, this one prehospital
This was sent by paramedics in the Northwest Ambulance Service in the UK. James Alameddine credits his partner, Gary Wilson. Case A 30…
A 50-something with chest pain and minimal precordial ST elevation
A 50-something with diabetes presented with 3 hours of sharp chest pain radiating to the left hand, with dyspnea and diaphoresis; it was…
Slightly Peaked T-waves. What is it?
I saw this as I was reading a large a stack of ECGs: What do you think? There is sinus tachycardia. The T-waves are slightly…
An Elderly Male with “Indigestion”
This case was contributed by Brooks Walsh, an ECG enthusiast who has contributed frequently, and edited by Smith Case An elderly male called…