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…
Key Points Recognizing the Danger: Sodium channel blocker toxicity can present with a variety of ECG changes that are critical to recognize, especially in patients with altered mental status or…
An unknown aged female is being transported to the emergency department by EMS for altered mental status. She is agitated and slurring words. Vitals: 98/65, RR 24, HR 162. The…
A 30-year-old man is pulled over by police for speeding. He begins feeling nauseous and has multiple episodes of vomiting. During transport to the emergency department by EMS he is…
A young woman presents to the ED unconscious with a GCS of 4. The following ECG was obtained during the initial evaluation:
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