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Several challenging EMS cases to help you make the diagnosis and save more lives!
A 44-year-old man with PMHx of diabetes is transported to the ED by EMS for lethargy and altered mental status. His finger stick blood glucose measurement read as “high”. The…
Literature Review: aVR – The forgotten 12th lead
A 55-year-old man with PMHx of end stage renal disease on dialysis presents to the ED for fatigue and pain all over. He denies ischemic chest pain. The following ECG…
EMS ECGs: ventricular tachycardia (VT) pearls and pitfalls
A 47-year-old woman is brought in by EMS with intermittent palpitations and lightheadedness. The following prehospital ECG was obtained:
Literature Review: ECG findings in PE associated with hemodynamic instability and increased morbidity and mortality
An 80-year-old man is brought to the ED by EMS for chest pain and dyspnea. He is found to be tachypneic, tachycardic, hypoxic, with a blood pressure of 105/50. The…
2017 ECG Competition Answers (Part 2/2)
This week we review the answers to questions 7-14 from the 5th annual UMEM Residency ECG Competition. Make sure to attempt to answer the questions before clicking the red box…
STAT ECG Diagnoses: regular wide complex tachycardia (RWCT) after succinylcholine?
A middle-age man presents to the ED with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure from multilobar pneumonia. He is intubated using etomidate and succinylcholine and noted to have a change in rhythm…
Wide Complex Tachycardias: regular wide complex tachycardia (RWCT) vs. regular REALLY wide complex tachycardia (RRWCT)
A 70-year-old male presents to the ED with generalized weakness and dizziness. He is suspected to be in atrial fibrillation with a heart rate of ~ 150 bpm. He is…
EMS Cases: The definition of normal sinus rhythms and so much more!
A 89-year-old woman calls EMS for palpitations. The following ECG is obtained:
Bradyarrhthmias: considerations in unstable patients with discussion on an important causes of refractory bradycardia
A 42-year-old woman presents to the ED with decreased level of consciousness after a seizure. She has no obvious signs of trauma, and vitals signs are normal except for marked…
EMS ECGs: differentials to consider when dealing with ST elevation and right axis deviation in sick patients
A 26-year-old man presents to the ED with chest pain. The following prehospital ECG is obtained:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: Post-cardiac arrest ECG with this pattern, what is the most likely cause of arrest and would you activate the cath lab?
An elderly male with no known past medical history is brought into the ED via EMS s/p cardiac arrest. He was found to be unresponsive with a weak pulse at…
Can the ECG be used to diagnose a specific type of paralysis?
A 68-year-old man with a history of COPD, DM, HTN, A. fib, & CKD presents to the ED with severe weakness and is unable to move his arms or legs….
STAT ECG Diagnoses: post-cardiac arrest and syncope differentials you can’t miss
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….
2015 ECG Competition Answers (Part 2/2)
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…
Differential Diagnoses: how to use ECG differentials to clinch the diagnosis in sick patients
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…
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