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 father calls an ambulance for his 16-year-old daughter who is not feeling well. She has been listless and having palpitations. She is found to be tachycardic with a normal…
HPI: A 57-year-old with PMHx of HTN and cigarette smoking presents to the ED with chest pain and dyspnea. The following ECG is obtained: Case ECG Before watching this week’s…
HPI: An 86-year-old male with PMHx of MI, HTN, HLD, COPD, and CVA presents with abrupt onset chest pain, dyspnea, and nausea. Pain started a few hours ago, is non-radiating,…
HPI: A 76-year-old woman presents to the ED with dyspnea and a syncopal episode. History is limited because the patient is listless and confused. The following ECG was obtained: Case…
HPI: A 71-year- old woman with PMHx of HTN and “irregular heart rhythm” presents to the ED with weakness, lightheadedness, and occasional palpitations. She does not know the name of her medications…
A 23-year-old woman presents to the ED with altered mental status and agitated delirium. She is noted to be tachycardic and febrile to 107F. The following ECG is obtained:
A 46-year-old man with no known past medical history presents to the ED with recurrent witnessed seizures, actively seizing. The seizures are not responding to treatment with benzodiazepines. The following…
A young woman presents to the ED unconscious with a GCS of 4. The following ECG was obtained during the initial evaluation:
A 59-year-old male with a PMHx of a HTN and anxiety presents the ED for progressive dyspnea on exertion over the past few weeks. He denies pain and appears comfortable….
A 73-year-old male is being transported by EMS to your ED for acute onset chest pain. He has a systolic blood pressure of 80. A prehospital ECG is obtained and…
HPI: A 49-year-old male with a history of chronic back pain presents to the ED with syncope. He describes 3 similar episodes over the past week with preceding dizziness. The…
This week we review the answers to the last 6 cases from the UMEM Residency ECG Competition. Make sure to attempt to answer the questions before clicking the red boxes…
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
HPI: 64-year-old male smoker with a Hx of HTN, DM, COPD presents with lightheadedness and chest tightness. He has had flu like symptoms for the past week, that have been…