arterial pulse tapping artifactFalse positive ECGRVH7 Min Read Mark HellermanonJune 2, 2026 An ECG Finding Every Doctor Should Recognize — It’s More Common than You Think! Post by Dr. Mark Hellerman. = = = Two octogenarians with known extensive CAD presented to our ED the same afternoon with chest discomfort. In…
lead misplacement8 Min Read Hans HelsethonMay 29, 2026 The Right Decision for the Wrong Reason? An 85-year-old man with a history of MI with stents woke up feeling unwell. He reported that the original sensation was difficult to describe,…
modified sgarbossa criteriaNew LBBBRate-related bundle branch block6 Min Read Jesse McLarenonMay 25, 2026 65 year old with chest pain + new Left Bundle Branch Block: is this acute coronary occlusion? by Jesse McLaren A 65 year old with a history of COPD, coronary artery disease, reflux and cocaine use presented with chest tightness and…
NSTEMI is worthlessOcclusion MI/Non-Occlusion MI (OMI/NOMI) paradigmOMI in cardiac arrestSTEMI or NSTEMI DiagnosisSTEMI/NonSTEMI paradigm9 Min Read Willy FrickonMay 22, 2026 STEMI: An Impossible Standard. NSTEMI: a worthless diagnosis. A man in his mid 50s was playing soccer and collapsed. Bystanders initiated CPR and delivered 3 AED-advised shocks. The patient was intubated…
LAD occlusionOMIPrecordial swirlSubtle LADSubtle LAD Occlusion7 Min Read Pendell MeyersonJuly 11, 2019 A 40 year old man with chest pain since last night Written and submitted by Ashley Mogul, with edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith A man in his 40s with recent smoking cessation but…
OMIposterior STEMI7 Min Read Pendell MeyersonJuly 15, 2019 A female in her 60s with sudden chest pressure Written by Pendell Meyers A female in her mid 60s with history of SVT and HTN presented with sudden onset 3/10 chest tightness while lying in…
Subtle LAD OcclusionThrombolytics6 Min Read Steve SmithonJuly 17, 2019 A Text Message in the Middle of the night. Do you give thrombolytics? I awoke in the morning and discovered a text with this ECG that was sent 6 hours prior by a former resident: “60 year old with classic…