Right Axis Deviation

Results:
Weekly Workout January 1, 2018
Differential Diagnoses: wide QRS, right axis deviation, tall R wave in V1

HPI: A 76-year-old woman presents to the ED with dyspnea and a syncopal episode. History is limited because the patient is listless and confused. The following ECG was obtained: Case…

Weekly Workout April 24, 2017
Wide Complex Tachycardias: ventricular tachycardia (VT) mimics

HPI:  A 71-year- old woman with PMHx of HTN and “irregular heart rhythm” presents to the ED with weakness, lightheadedness, and occasional palpitations. She does not know the name of her medications…

Weekly Workout December 17, 2016
Differential Diagnoses: fever and altered mental status

A 23-year-old woman presents to the ED with altered mental status and agitated delirium. She is noted to be tachycardic and febrile to 107F. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout September 19, 2016
Differential DIagnoses: right axis deviation, prolonged QT interval, and a wide QRS

A 46-year-old man with no known past medical history presents to the ED with recurrent witnessed seizures, actively seizing. The seizures are not responding to treatment with benzodiazepines. The following…

Weekly Workout March 13, 2016
STAT ECG Diagnoses: must know ECG differentials in the evaluation of patients with altered mental status

A young woman presents to the ED unconscious with a GCS of 4. The following ECG was obtained during the initial evaluation:

Weekly Workout February 1, 2016
Differential Diagnoses: is this ECG pattern consistent with ACS or is there something else it could be?

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….

Weekly Workout October 11, 2015
EMS ECGs: common mimics of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and STEMI

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…

Weekly Workout September 14, 2015
Differential Diagnoses: right axis deviation in patients with syncope

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…

Weekly Workout May 18, 2015
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…

Weekly Workout February 23, 2015
Differential Diagnoses: the biggest reason we miss a diagnosis is that we make a diagnosis, and then stop looking

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  

Weekly Workout January 12, 2015
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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