Posterolateral OMI resulting in VT, then R-on-T phenomenon and VF
Submitted by Arjun Iyer, Written by Pendell Meyers A male in his 50s with no known medical history presented for chest pain and shortness of…
A middle-aged woman with chest pain and a “normal” ECG in triage
This was sent to me by a former resident from a community hospital: A middle-aged woman complained of chest pain and was seen in triage. She…
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…
Sinus rhythm with a new wide complex QRS
This is another case written by Pendell Meyers, a G2 at Stony Brook. As I mentioned before, Pendell will be helping to edit and write…
An intoxicated, agitated, 29 year old with chest pain
Here is a one hour lecture on the topic of subtle coronary occlusion, especially on the left anterior descending coronary artery. Case…
Prolonged (63 minutes) Ventricular Fibrillation, Followed by Shock. What’s going on?
A middle-aged patient presented in continued ventricular fibrillation after 5 minutes of down time and 45 minutes of prehospital resuscitation…
Prolonged (63 minutes) Ventricular Fibrillation, Followed by Shock. What’s going on?
A middle-aged patient presented in continued ventricular fibrillation after 5 minutes of down time and 45 minutes of prehospital resuscitation…
Ventricular Fibrillation During Echocardiogram, Then Spontaneous Conversion Without Defibrillation
A 47 yo male presented to the Echo Lab one day after being seen in the ED for syncope. During the echocardiogram, the tech noted that…