HOCM

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Weekly Workout September 15, 2025
Not Your Usual STEMI: High Voltage and Narrow Q Waves

A 16-year-old male is referred to the emergency department from a primary care clinic with concern for STEMI. He has no known past medical history. At the clinic, he reported…

ECG STAT September 1, 2025
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

Key Points Definition: HOCM is a genetic cardiomyopathy characterized by abnormal thickening of the left ventricle, most often the interventricular septum, leading to dynamic outflow obstruction. Epidemiology: HOCM is the…

Weekly Workout February 26, 2024
2024 EM Boards ECG Review (Part II/II)

A 55-year-old man with a known left bundle branch block presents to ABEM general hospital with acute chest pain. Vital signs are normal and his pain is slightly improved with…

Weekly Workout May 1, 2023
STAT ECG Diagnoses: high left ventricular voltages and ‘dagger like’ Q waves

A 20-year-old man presents with nonspecific chest pain. His history and physical exam are unremarkable. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout June 1, 2020
2020 ECG Competition Answers (Part 1/2)

This week we review the answers to the first 6 questions from the 8th annual UMEM Residency ECG Competition.  Make sure to attempt to answer the questions before clicking the red…

Weekly Workout December 11, 2017
ECG Basics and Fundamentals: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

A 30-year-old female is brought to the ED after a syncopal episode. Her history and physical exam are unremarkable. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout June 5, 2017
2017 ECG Competition Answers (Part 2/2)

  This week we review the answers to questions 7-14 from the 5th annual UMEM Residency ECG Competition. Make sure to attempt to answer the questions before clicking the red box…

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