ECG STAT Diagnoses

STAT ECG Diagnoses: can’t miss type of wide complex irregular tachycardia

A 37-year-old man is brought to the ED with episodes of palpitations. In the ED he has intermittent episodes of wide complex tachycardia. He is hemodynamically stable. The following ECG…

ECG Basics & Fundamentals: electrical cardioversion of an unstable regular wide complex tachycardia

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 status. His…

Spooky cold ECG findings in a patient with altered mental status on halloween night

STAT ECG Diagnoses: the most commonly missed STEMI does not have ST segment elevation

A 70-year-old man presents to the ED with radiating chest tightness, nausea, and diaphoresis. The following ECG is obtained:

STAT ECG Diagnoses: ST segment depression in precordial leads

A 52-year-old man with history of hyperlipidemia and smoking presents to the ED with 2 hours of radiating chest pressure associated with diaphoresis and dyspnea. The following ECG is obtained:

STAT ECG Diagnoses: differential for ST segment depression in the anteroseptal leads

A 36-year-old woman with a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis presents to the ED with 3 days of waxing and waning chest tightness. The pain is pleuritic and 4/10…

STAT ECG Diagnoses: considerations in hypotensive STEMI patients

A 72-year-old woman presents to the ED by EMS with chest pain. She was noted to have normal vital signs and an unremarkable physical exam and given aspirin and nitroglycerin…

Differential Diagnoses: the main three things that cause narrow complex regular tachycardias

A 51-year-old man presents to the ED with generalized weakness and palpitations. The following prehospital ECG is obtained:

The perfect wide complex tachycardia algorithm…does not exist!

A 55-year-old man presents to the ED with chest tightness and palpitations. He is noted to have dyspnea and diaphoresis with a normal blood pressure. The following ECG is obtained:

Age as a cardiac risk factor

A 32-year-old woman presents to the ED with 2 hours of chest pain. She has a history of psychosis and smokes cigarettes. The following 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…

Differential Diagnoses: prolonged QT and himalayan T waves

A 24-year-old man presents to the ED with diarrhea and dehydration. He is diagnosed with salmonella gastroenteritis and is found to have severe electrolyte abnormalities. The following ECG was obtained…

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:

ECG Basics & Fundamentals: dynamic ischemic ECG changes in ACS

A 41-year-old male with no past medical history is brought into the ED with bilateral shoulder pain that has been intermittent throughout the day. On arrival the pain is mild,…

ECG findings in hypothermia

A 77-year-old male is brought into the ED after being found unconscious in his home. The following prehospital ECG was obtained and compared to an old normal ECG:

STAT ECG Diagnoses: how would this prehospital rhythm strip change your management?

A 10-year-old male is transported to your ED for recurrent seizures. The following prehospital rhythm strip was obtained:

What is the cause of these slurred and downsloping ST segments?

A 56-year-old man with PMHx of atrial fibrillation presents to the ED with generalized weakness and near-syncope. He is found to be hypotensive and bradycardic. The following ECG is obtained:

STAT ECG Diagnoses: a peculiar pattern of ST segment elevation that is high risk for death!

A 64-year-old man with HTN and DM presents to the ED with chest pain that radiates to the right lower neck x 1 week. He also reports difficulty walking and…

Narrow Complex Tachycardia: inappropriate anticoagulation because of misdiagnosis

A 96-year-old man presents to the ED with a dry skin rash. On review of symptoms the patient reports 1-2 episodes of fleeting chest pain that is sharp. The following…

ECG Basics & Fundamentals: can torsades cause seizures?

A 55-year-old man presents to the ED after a witnessed seizure and is somnolent on arrival. He wakes up enough to mumble answers to a few questions but then becomes…