A 61-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presents to ABEM general hospital with lightheadedness and palpitations. He is tachycardic but otherwise has normal vital signs. The following ECG…
A 48-year-old man presents to the emergency department with chest pain and shortness of breath. The following ECG is obtained on arrival:
A 63-year-old man presents to the emergency department with lightheadedness. He is noted to be bradycardic on arrival. The following ECG is obtained:
A 61-year-old woman presents the ED for evaluation of a possible acute stroke. She woke up unable to walk due to bilateral lower extremity weakness and is now also feeling…
A 72-year-old woman presents the ED with atypical chest pain. She is found to be mildly tachycardic. The following ECG is obtained:
A 69-year-old woman presents to the ED with chest pain and shortness of breath. The following ECG is obtained:
A 24-year-old male with past medical history of paraplegia from severe multiple sclerosis is transferred from a nursing home for suspected STEMI. Transfer documentation reports a history of pleuritic chest…
This week we review the answers to questions 7-11, & 13 from the 7th Annual UMEM Residency ECG Competition. Make sure to attempt to answer the questions before clicking the red…
A 63-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with palpitations. The following ECG was obtained by EMS prior to arrival:
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…