HPI: A 48-year-old female presents to the ED 2 days after Thanksgiving with complaints of severe generalized weakness, palpitations, and chest discomfort. She is noted to be tachycardic and tachypneic [...]
HPI: A 50-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with palpitations. She has had signs and symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection with low grade fevers. She is [...]
HPI: A 56-year-old man with PMHx of HTN, DM, PVD, and ESRD on dialysis presents to the ED with dyspnea. The following ECG was obtained on arrival: Case ECG [...]
HPI: A 60-year-old man presents to the ED chest pain concerning for ACS, and a prehospital ECG concerning for inferior STEMI. The following ECG is obtained on arrival to [...]
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 to [...]
HPI: 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 [...]
HPI: A 78-year-old woman called EMS for palpitations and mild chest pressure. She was shocked 4 times prior to arrival for a wide complex tachycardia and waxing and waning [...]
HPI: A 50-year-old man is brought to the ED with a regular wide complex tachycardia (RWCT) shown below. He is pain free with a normal blood pressure and mental [...]
HPI: A 54-year-old man with no PMHx presents to the ED with palpitations. He is noted to be tachycardic but is stable with a normal blood pressure. The following [...]
HPI: A 45-year-old woman presents with 1 week of frequent palpitations. She reports mild dyspnea and lightheadedness without any associated chest pain. She denies using caffeine, alcohol or illicit drugs. [...]
