A 78-year-old woman called EMS for palpitations and mild chest pressure. She was shocked 4 times prior to arrival for a wide complex tachycardia and waxing and waning mental status…
A 36-year-old woman with a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis presents to the ED with 3 days of waxing and waning chest tightness. The pain is pleuritic and 4/10…
A 72-year-old woman presents to the ED by EMS with chest pain. She was noted to have normal vital signs and an unremarkable physical exam and given aspirin and nitroglycerin…
A 73-year-old man presents to the ED with acute chest pain and nausea. He has a history of heart disease and has a pacemaker. The following ECG is obtained:
A 50-year-old man with a known left bundle branch block presents to the ED with acute chest pain. The following ECG is obtained:
A 26-year-old man presents to the ED with chest pain. The following prehospital ECG is obtained:
A 32-year-old woman presents to the ED with 2 hours of chest pain. She has a history of psychosis and smokes cigarettes. The following ECG is obtained:
A 67-year-old woman with PMHx of Diabetes is brought in by ambulance for 2 hours of chest pain. At arrival she reports mild associated arm pain. The following ECG is…
A 38-year-old man presents with mid-sternal, sharp chest pain. The pain is non-radiating, worse when supine, and is not associated with any diaphoresis or vomiting. The following ECG is done:
This week we review the answers to the first 6 cases from the 4th annual UMEM Residency ECG Competition. Make sure to attempt to answer the questions before you watch the video! Video…
A 75-year-old man presents to the ED with weakness and dyspnea. The following ECG was obtained:
HPI: A 76-year-old woman presents to the ED with chest pain that radiates to the neck, jaw and teeth. The pain is associated with nausea, dyspnea, and diaphoresis. The…
A 56-year-old woman presents to the ED with chest pain and has a syncopal episode prior to arrival. She has a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, is a smoker,…
HPI: A 60-year-old male with a history of CAD with a pacemaker presents to the ED with acute chest pain that radiates to the left arm. Pain is worse with…
HPI: A 65-year-old male with PMHx of CAD and LBBB presents to the ED with substernal chest pressure and pain that radiates to the both arms. Pain is worse with…
A 62-year-old male is being transported by EMS to the ED for acute onset chest pressure. He is noted to be hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure in the 50’s….