EMS voltage cutoffhyperKhyperkalemiaWeakness6 Min Read Pendell MeyersonApril 10, 2026 An elderly man with weakness, diaphoresis, and near-syncope Sent by anonymous A man in his 70s with history of hypertension experienced 5 days of worsening generalized weakness and suffered a…
cardiac memoryT-wave memory5 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 9, 2023 Explain this ECG in the context of active chest pain, slightly elevated troponin without a delta, RCA culprit, and previous with LBBB A 60-something yo female presented w/ exertional chest pain for 3 days. She had a recent positive stress test about one week ago. Pain was…
aVL importance in inferior OMI diagnosisfalse positive cath lab activationFalse positive ECGHOCMHypertrophic Cardiomyopathystroke6 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 11, 2023 A 90-something with acute stroke. She has no chest symptoms. What is the diagnosis? A 90-something year old woman presented with an acute mild stroke. She had a routine ECG as part of her workup: What do you think? This was…
Comparison with Previous ECGfalse positive cath lab activation7 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 14, 2023 How important are old ECGs in Non-obvious cases of potential OMI? In the last post, we saw how important old ECGs are in assessing the current ECG in a patient without atypical presentation (in this previous…