STEMI
Results:
5 challenging EMS cases to help you test your emergency ECG interpretation skills
A 78-year-old man is brought into the ED by EMS with chest aches, dyspnea, and palpitations. The following prehospital ECG was obtained:
ECG Basics and Fundamentals: the isoelectric baseline used to evaluate ST segment deviation
A 45-year-old woman presents to the ED with severe chest pain. She is minimally cooperative when trying to obtain a history and is requesting pain medication for severe pain. Physical…
ECG Basics and Fundamentals: the basics of left bundle branch block (LBBB) and how to diagnose acute coronary occlusion myocardial infarction in these patients
A 65-year-old man presents to the ED with chest pain and diaphoresis concerning for an acute coronary syndrome. The following ECG is obtained:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: the challenge of evaluating for occlusion MI in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
A 59-year-old man presents to the ED with intermittent exertional chest pain for the past 2 days. The following ECG is obtained:
Potpourri of cases: critical electrolyte abnormalities, clumped or grouped beats, and so much more!
A 73-year-old man presented to the ED with chest pain and is noted to be hypotensive (95/45). The following ECG was obtained:
Potpourri of cases: BRASH syndrome, the ECG findings in patients of digoxin, and so much more
A 54-year-old man presented to the ED with chest pain. The following ECG was obtained:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: STEMI mimics and how you can use the QRS axis to clinch the diagnosis in patients with altered mental status
A 46-year-old man presented with pleuritic left sided chest pain. He was found down for an unknown period of time, with suspicion for drug overdose. The following ECG was obtained:
Bifascicular blocks, BRASH syndrome, and so much more!
This week we will continue discussing 6 more interesting prehospital EMS ECGs. Let’s start with this 78-year-old woman with PMHx of HTN who called an ambulance for generalized weakness associated…
How to distingusish between left anterior vs. posterior fascicular blocks (LAFB vs. LPFB), hyperkalemia emergencies, and much more!
This week we will quickly review 6 interesting prehospital EMS ECGs. Let’s start with this 46-year-old man who called an ambulance for chest pain and was noted to be diaphoretic….
Bifascicular blocks, trifascicular blocks, electrocardiographic polyuria, and much more!
A 65-year-old man presents to the ED chest pain worse with sitting up and exertion. The following ECG is obtained:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: hyperacute T waves and other subtle but deadly ECG signs of acute coronary syndromes
A 64-year-old man presents to the ED with dyspnea and chest pain. The following ECG is obtained:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: left bundle branch block (LBBB) basics and expected findings with a focus on how to diagnose acute coronary occlusion myocardial infarction in these patients
A 85-year-old woman with a known history of LBBB presents to the ED with chest pain concerning for acute ischemia. The following ECG is obtained:
Literature Review: evaluation of Spodick’s sign and other electrocardiographic findings as indicators of STEMI and acute pericarditis
A 40-year-old male presents to the ED with chest pain. The following ECG is obtained with a computer interpretation of “Acute Pericarditis”:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with paced rhythms
An 86-year-old female with PMHx of CAD and pacemaker placement presents to the ED with acute chest pain. Pain has been radiating to the right upper extremity for 1 hour…
Differential Diagnoses: diffuse ST segment elevation without reciprocal ST segment depression
An 18-year-old female with no known significant past medical history presents to the ED for acute chest pain. The following ECG is obtained:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: why you should never trust the computer ECG interpretation, even when it reads “normal ECG”!
A 71-year-old male is being transported to the ED for acute chest pain. The following prehospital EMS ECG is transmitted:
STAT ECG Diagnoses: are you activating the cath lab for a large STEMI or is this just early repolarization
A 50-year-old man presents with intermittent increasing epigastric discomfort. The following ECG is obtained:
ECG Basics & Fundamentals: ventricular rhythms to be aware of in patients with cardiac ischemia
A 50-year-old man presents to the ED with ischemic chest pain concerning for acute MI. During his work up and observation, he clinically improves but is noted to have a…
Literature Review: COVID and the Heart
A 69-year-old man with history of bilateral lung transplant presents to the ED with severe chest pressure. Symptoms are associated with nausea, sweating, shortness of breath, and dry cough x…
STAT ECG Diagnoses: would you activate the cath lab for this patient with a left bundle branch block (LBBB)?
A 84-year-old man presents to the ED with chest pain 6 days after PCI where he received a stent to his LAD. He is noted to have a LBBB at…
ECG Tags
- 11th Annual UMEM ECG Competition
- 1st degree AV Block
- 1st degree AVB
- 2:1 AV Block
- 2:1 AVB
- 2015 ECG Competition
- 2015 ECG Competition Part II
- 2016 ECG Competition
- 2017 ECG Competition Part II
- 2018 ECG Competition Part II
- 2019 ECG Competition
- 2020 ECG Competition
- 5 Step Approach
- 5-FU
- aberrancy
- Aberrant conduction
- Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
- Acidosis
- ACS
- ACS mimics
- ACS RIsk Factors
- Acute MI
- Acute Pericarditis
- Adenosine sensitive VT
- Advanced AV block
- Afib
- Afib with WPW
- AIVR
- AMI
- Amiodarone
- Anemia
- Anterior STEMI
- Aortic Dissection
- Approach to ECG
- Approach to ECG interpretation
- April Fools
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic RV Dysplasia
- Artifact
- ARVC
- ARVD
- ASD
- Ashman phenomenon
- Aslanger
- Aslanger's Pattern
- Atherosclerosis
- Athlete’s ECG
- atrial arrhythmias
- Atrial dysrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation with WPW
- Atrial flitter
- Atrial flutter
- Atrial parasystole
- Atrial septal defect
- Atrial tachycardia
- Atrifact
- AV Block
- AV Blocks
- AV Dissociation
- AVB
- AVD
- aVL
- aVR
- Axis
- Barcelona criteria
- Basics
- BBB
- Benign early repolarization
- BER
- bigeminy
- Biphasic T-waves
- Bix rule
- Bizzare rhythm
- Blocked PAC’s
- Board review
- Bradycardia
- BRASH syndrome
- Brugada
- Brugada Pattern
- Brugada syndrome
- CAD
- Cardiac arrest
- Cardiac tamponade
- Cardioversion
- CCB toxicity
- CHB
- Chemotherapy
- Chest Pain
- clumped beats
- Cocaine toxicity
- Complete Heart Block
- Computer ECG interpretation
- Computer interpreted ECGs
- Computer interpreted electrocardiograms
- coronary angiography
- COVID-19
- Crochetage
- Crochetage pattern
- de Winter T-wave
- de Winter T-waves
- Delta waves
- deWinter
- deWinter T-waves
- Dextrocardia
- Diffuse ST elevation
- Diffuse ST-segment Elevation
- Diffuse STE
- Digoxin effect
- Digoxin toxicity
- DKA
- Dysrhythmia
- Dysrhythmias
- Early cardiac ischemia
- Early ECG evidence of ischemia
- Early ischemia
- Early ischemic changes
- Early reciprocal changes
- Early Repolarization
- early repolarization vs/ STEMI
- early signs of cardiac ischemia
- early signs of ischemia
- ECG Basics
- ECG Competition 2023
- ECG interruptions
- Ectopic atrial rhythm
- Ectopic beats
- electrical alternans
- Electrical storm
- Electrocardiographic polyuria
- Electrolytes
- Elevated intracranial pressure
- Emergent cath lab activation
- EMS
- EMS cases
- Epsilon waves
- escape rhythm
- Evolving STEMI
- Fascicular blocks
- GERD
- grouped beats
- Guidelines
- Heart block
- High grade AV block
- high grade AV blocks
- high lateral STEMI
- High Voltage
- Himalayan T-waves
- History of presenting illness
- HOCM
- Hypeacute T waves
- Hyperacute T-waves
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperkalemia
- hyperkalemia mimics
- Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypothermia
- Idioventricular rhythms
- Impressive syndrome
- inferior STEMI
- Intermittent WPW
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Intractable chest pain
- inverted P Waves
- Inverted U-waves
- IRBBB
- Irregular rhythm
- irregular rhythms
- Ischemia
- Ischemic T-waves
- Isoelectric baseline
- Isoelectric segment
- Isolated Posterior STEMI
- Isorhythmic AV dissociation
- Isorhythmic AVD
- J point
- J wave
- J-waves
- junctional rhythm
- Junctional rhythms
- Juvenile T wave inversions
- Juvenile T-wave pattern
- LAD
- LAFB
- Large T-waves
- LBBB
- lead misplacement
- lead V1
- Left axis deviation
- left posterior fascicular block
- Lewis lead
- LGL
- limb lead misplacement
- Limb lead reversal
- Literature review
- Long QT
- Long QT-interval
- Long QTc
- long ST segment
- Low Voltage
- Low voltage QRS
- LPFB
- LVAD
- LVAD Dysrhythmias
- LVADs
- LVH
- LVH with strain pattern
- Lyme carditis
- Marijuana
- Massive STEMI
- MAT
- Mechanisms of ACS
- MI
- Mobitz
- Mobitz conduction
- Mobitz I
- Mobitz II
- Mobitz II AV block
- Modified Sgarbossa criteria
- monomorphic VT
- Multifocal atrial tachycardia
- Myocarditis
- Myxedema
- Na channel blocker toxicity
- narrow & irregular tachycardia
- narrow & regular tachycardia
- Narrow complex and regular rhythms
- Narrow complex irregular rhythms
- Narrow complex irregular tachycardia
- Narrow Complex Regular Tachycardia
- Narrow Complex Tachycardia
- Nikelekam T-waves
- non-conducted PACs
- Non-STE ACS
- Non-sustained Ventricular tachycardia
- Non-sustained VT
- Nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay
- nonsustained ventricular tachycardia
- Normal ECG
- Normal Sinus Rhythm
- Normal variant patterns
- normal variant ST elevation
- Normal variants
- NSVT
- Occlusion MI
- OMI
- Osborn waves
- overdose
- PAC
- PAC’s
- Paced rhythms
- Pacemaker
- Pacer
- palpitations
- Pauses and clumped beats
- PE
- PE vs. STEMI
- Pediatric ECG
- Pediatric ECG Interval Table
- Pediatrics
- Pericardial effusion
- Pericardial Tamponade
- Pericarditis
- Periodic paralysis
- Persistent juvenile T-wave pattern
- PFO
- plaque rupture
- plaque vulnerability
- Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Polymorphic VT
- Polyuria
- Poor R-wave progression
- post arrest ECG
- post-arrest
- Post-arrest NSTE-ACS
- Post-arrest STEMI
- post-cardiac arrest ecg
- Posterior MI
- Posterior STEMI
- Potpourri
- PR segment
- PR segments
- Pre-hospital ECG
- preexcitation syndrome
- Preexcitation syndromes
- Pregnancy
- Prehospital ECG
- Premature beats
- Premature complexes
- premature contractions
- Prolonged QT
- Prolonged QT interval
- prolonged QTc
- PRWP
- Pseudo Wellens
- Pseudo-Wellens waves
- Pseudonormalization of T-waves
- Pulmonary Embolism
- pulmonary hypertension
- PVC
- PVCs
- PVT
- Q-waves
- QRS fragmentation
- QRS-interval
- R waves
- R-on-T phenomenon
- R-wave
- R-wave in V1
- R-wave progression
- RAD
- rate & rhythm
- RBBB
- Really wide complex tachycardia
- reciprocal changes
- Reflux
- Regular Really Wide Complex Tachycardia
- Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia
- Regularized atrial fibrillation
- repolarization abnormalities
- Rescue PCI
- Resolved ST segment elevation
- Respiratory variation
- Retrograde P waves
- Revised Sgarbossa Criteria
- Rhythm
- Rhythm Interpretation
- Right axis
- Right Axis Deviation
- Right bundle branch block
- right heart strain
- Right sided leads
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Rightward axis
- rollercoaster T waves
- RRWCT
- RV MI
- RV STEMI
- RVMI
- RWCT
- S wave
- SAH
- Salvador Dali
- Seizure
- Seizures
- Septal STEMI
- Serial ECG
- Serial ECGs
- Severe hypothyroidism
- Sgarbossa
- Sgarbossa Criteria
- Shark fin morphology
- Shark fin STEMI
- Short PR interval
- Short QT
- Short QT interval
- Short QTc
- Sinus arrest
- sinus arrhythmia
- sinus rhythm
- Sinus rhythms
- Sinus Tachycardia
- Sloof Lirpa Sign
- Slow Atrial fibrillation
- Sodium channel blocker toxicity
- South Africa sign
- Spiked Helmet sign
- Spodick Sign
- Spodick’s Sign
- ST
- ST depression
- ST depression V1-V4
- ST Elevation
- ST segment elevation
- ST-segment
- ST-segment depression
- STD
- STE
- STE in aVR
- STEMI
- STEMI equivalent
- STEMI equivalents
- STEMI mimics
- STEMI vs. acute pericarditis
- STEMI vs. Early repolarization
- strain
- Stress Testing
- Stress tests
- Sustained VT
- SVT
- Syncop
- Syncope
- Systematic approach to ECG
- T wave inversion differential
- T-wave abnormalities
- T-wave alternans
- T-wave inversion
- T-wave inversions
- T-waves
- Tachycardia
- Tall R wave in V1
- Tamponade
- TCA
- TCA overdose
- TCA toxicity
- Terminal QRS distortion
- Thrombolytics
- Torsades
- Torsades de pointes
- torsades de points
- Toxicology
- TP segment
- Transient STEMI
- Tremor artifact
- Trigeminy
- Troponin
- TWI
- U-waves
- unstable bradycardia
- V1
- V1/V2
- vasospasm
- Ventricular aneurysm
- Ventricular dysrhythmias
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Ventricular rhythm
- Ventricular rhythms
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular tachycardia mimics
- Ventricular tachycardia vs. SVT with aberrant conduction
- Ventricular Tachycardiak
- VF
- VT
- VT mimics
- w Voltage
- WCT
- Wellens
- Wellens waves
- Wellens’ syndrome
- Wide complex QRS
- wide complex regular tachycardia
- Wide complex tachycardia
- Wide QRS
- Wide QRS interval
- wide vs. narrow QRS
- WPW
- WPW with atrial fibrillation
- WPW with SVT
- Young patients
© 2024 ECG Weekly. All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Powered by the member(dev) platform
Loading...