A New Seizure in a Healthy 20-something
A 20-something year old who is the picture of good health presented with a new onset seizure. A witness described what sounded like a 3…
Syncope in a young man
Written by Pendell Meyers Let’s say a young person presented with exertional syncope. They are now at baseline, asymptomatic,…
Repost: Syncope, Shock, AV block, RBBB, Large RV, “Anterior” ST Elevation in V1-V3
I came across this post from 2015 while answering a question on Twitter, and decided to repost it:…
21 year old woman with CP, SOB, then syncope, and with ST depression with T-wave inversion in V1-V3
You can see that I (Smith) have too much time on my hands now, as it is a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I am laid up, non-weight bearing…
A young woman in her early 20s with syncope
Written by Pendell Meyers A 20 year old female with an episode of syncope was triage to my low acuity zone one morning. Her vitals were within…
What do you think of this elderly man with “possible seizure”?
Written by Pendell Meyers (with really great and thorough explanation of this finding by Ken Grauer). At my hospital, patients with any…
Syncope and Chest Pressure, then an Unusual Bradycardia with Shock
This comment on this case is from Jerry Jones, and is so good that I am pasting it at the top of this post so everyone can read it:…
A 60-something with syncope
The medics were called for sudden LOC and then awakening, witnessed by his spouse. The patient looked ill to them. They recorded a prehospital…
Syncope in a 20-something woman
A 20-something was outside exerting herself. She states that it was hot outside and that she was probably dehydrated. At one…
Syncope, History of Coronary Disease, and ST Elevation: Should Medics Activate the Cath Lab?
A 60-something male had a syncopal episode. 911 was called. The patient had no complaint of chest pain or shortness of…