A 42-year-old man presents with fever, cough, shortness of breath, and vomiting. He appears toxic and dehydrated on arrival with suspected severe sepsis from multilobar pneumonia. He is later intubated…
A 57-year-old man is being brought in by EMS for generalized weakness and vomiting. The following ECG is obtained and transmitted as a CODE STEMI alert:
A 68-year-old man with PMHx of hypertension and tobacco use arrives at the emergency department with severe central chest pain and mild shortness of breath over the past 1-2 hours….
A 55-year-old woman arrives at the emergency department with shortness of breath and is noted to be tachypneic. The following ECG is obtained:
Key Points ECG as a Diagnostic Tool: The ECG is a critical tool for identifying hyperkalemia early, often before lab results are available. Recognizing specific ECG changes can be life-saving….
Key Points Severe hyperkalemia can mimic unstable bradyarrhythmias that resist standard ACLS interventions. It can produce extremely wide QRS complexes and bizarre rhythms that appear identical to ventricular tachycardia (VT)….
A 52-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with severe malaise and the following ECG is obtained:
A 70-year-old male presents to the emergency department with acute chest pain that sounds ischemic in nature. The following baseline ECG, arrival ECG, and repeat ECGs are obtained:
A 63-year-old man presents to the emergency department with acute chest pain and an episode of syncope. The following ECG is obtained, and the cath lab is activated for suspected…
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…
A 75-year-old man with PMHx of hypertension on metoprolol is being brought in for 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and weakness. He reportedly appears dehydrated and is found to be…
A 45-year-old woman with PMHx of HTN, DM, ESRD (MWF hemodialysis) presents with complete paralysis below the neck. She reports being normal and fully functional before going to bed the…
A 50-year-old man decides to get “his life in order” for the new year. He quits smoking, decides to eat healthier, exercise more, and to be more compliant with his…
A 64-year-old woman presents to the ED with chest discomfort associated with multiple episodes of nausea and vomiting. The following ECG is obtained on arrival:
An ill appearing patient arrives to the emergency department in extremis and history is limited. The following ECG is obtained:
A 92-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by EMS with palpitations. The following ECG is obtained on arrival:
A 45-year-old woman is being observed in the emergency department after treatment with thrombolytics for MI. She is noted to be tachycardic one hour after treatment with a change in…
A 48-year-old woman is brought into the emergency department with fever and altered mental status. The following ECG is obtained on arrival:
A 72-year-old woman is brought into the emergency department by family for confusion. She has a history of abdominal hernia repair with subsequent complications, including an exploratory laparotomy for an…
A 70-year-old male with PMHx of HTN, HFrEF, and atrial fibrillation presents to the ED with nausea and lightheadedness. He is noted to be bradycardic on arrival. The following ECG…