lead misplacement

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Weekly Workout December 11, 2023
Literature Review: Precordial lead placement and its impact on ECG interpretation and clinical care

A 46-year-old man with no known significant PMHx aside from tobacco smoking presents to the emergency department with sharp midsternal chest pain. Symptoms have been ongoing for 1 day without…

Weekly Workout August 7, 2022
ECG Basics and Fundamentals: T wave inversions and the importance of precordial lead placement

A 32-year-old female with a PMHx of obesity and tobacco use presents to the emergency department with 1 day of sharp midsternal chest pain. Pain is intermittent, non-radiating, and associated…

Weekly Workout May 31, 2021
ECG Basics and Fundamentals: limb lead reversal

A 82-year-old woman presents to the ED “not feeling well”. She reports malaise, mild dyspnea, but denies any pain. Vital signs are normal. The following ECG is obtained on arrival…

Weekly Workout November 26, 2018
Literature Review: severe hyperkalemia, ST segment elevation in aVR, and many more interesting topics

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:

Weekly Workout July 9, 2018
2018 ECG Competition Answers (Part 2/2)

This week we review the answers to questions 7-12 from the 6th annual UMEM Residency ECG Competition.  Make sure to attempt to answer the questions before clicking the red box to…

Weekly Workout July 2, 2018
2018 ECG Competition Answers (Part 1/2)

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

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