A 38-year-old male presents to the emergency department with intermittent chest pain for a few weeks. He has insulin dependent diabetes and a history of noncompliance with medications. He looks…
A patient is brought into the emergency department with palpitations, weakness, and shortness of breath. She has a normal blood pressure. The following ECG is obtained:
A 50-year-old male is brought into the emergency department from prison with bradycardia, hypotension, and altered mental status. Medics started IV fluids and treated with atropine with no response prior…
A 60-year-old woman with PMHx of HTN is brought in by EMS with chest pain and diaphoresis. The following prehospital ECG was obtained:
A 58-year-old male presents to the emergency department with shortness of breath, vomiting, palpitations, and mild chest discomfort. The following ECG was obtained on arrival:
A 56-year-old man with PMHx of HTN, DM, PVD, and ESRD on dialysis presents to the ED with dyspnea. The following ECG was obtained on arrival:
A 40-year-old man is brought to the ED moribund with agonal respirations, hypotension (SBP~50) and bradycardia. The following ECG was obtained and ACLS started with no response to atropine or…
A 44-year-old man with PMHx of diabetes is transported to the ED by EMS for lethargy and altered mental status. His finger stick blood glucose measurement read as “high”. The…
A 55-year-old man with PMHx of end stage renal disease on dialysis presents to the ED for fatigue and pain all over. He denies ischemic chest pain. The following ECG…
A 47-year-old woman is brought in by EMS with intermittent palpitations and lightheadedness. The following prehospital ECG was obtained:
An 80-year-old man is brought to the ED by EMS for chest pain and dyspnea. He is found to be tachypneic, tachycardic, hypoxic, with a blood pressure of 105/50. The…
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…
A middle-age man presents to the ED with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure from multilobar pneumonia. He is intubated using etomidate and succinylcholine and noted to have a change in rhythm…
A 70-year-old male presents to the ED with generalized weakness and dizziness. He is suspected to be in atrial fibrillation with a heart rate of ~ 150 bpm. He is…
A 89-year-old woman calls EMS for palpitations. The following ECG is obtained:
A 42-year-old woman presents to the ED with decreased level of consciousness after a seizure. She has no obvious signs of trauma, and vitals signs are normal except for marked…
A 26-year-old man presents to the ED with chest pain. The following prehospital ECG is obtained:
An elderly male with no known past medical history is brought into the ED via EMS s/p cardiac arrest. He was found to be unresponsive with a weak pulse at…