Amal Mattu’s ECG Case of the Week – February 23, 2015
HPI: An unresponsive 45-year-old male is brought in to your ED by ambulance. His wife found him unconscious at home and called 911. History is otherwise limited. Case ECG [...]
Amal Mattu’s ECG Case of the Week – February 16, 2015
HPI: A 45-year-old male is en route to your hospital by EMS with chest pain. EMS has transmitted this ECG to you from the field, with suspicion of STEMI. Case ECG [...]
Amal Mattu’s ECG Case of the Week – February 9, 2015
HPI: 32-year-old female with PMHx of hyperthyroidism (on carbimazole) presents with jaundice and intermittent palpitations. She has mild RUQ abdominal pain, but is otherwise well. Vitals: HR~100, BP-130/70, RR-18, afebrile. [...]
Amal Mattu’s ECG Case of the Week – February 2, 2015
HPI: 50-year-old woman with a PMHx of DM and obesity presents with dizziness and sub-acute back pain. She also reports myalgias and anorexia. She denies any associated chest pain, and [...]
Emergency Cardiology Literature Updates – Feb 2015
Before watching this video, ask yourself these questions: Do we still need to send CK-MB’s when testing for ACS? How does conventional troponin (c-TN) compare to high sensitivity [...]