Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith A nurse brought this ECG to me, stating that she had recorded it because she was just notified by the lab of an elevated troponin result. She asked me if I was worried about the ST depressions in the inferior leads. I did not know who the
I was shown this ECG. The resident asked: “Steve, what do you think of this ECG in this Cardiac Arrest Patient?” What do you think? Here is more history: An elderly woman with h/o CAD and CABG presented after out of hospital cardiac arrest with subsequent resuscitation and return of spontaneous circulation. It was an
Announcement! There is now an Android app for the 3- and 4-variable formulas. It is of course free (#FOAMed). It was written by Yannick Schäfer (a medical student in France):https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SMITH490.ecg_smith Remember there is also an iPhone app called “SubtleSTEMI”https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/subtlestemi/id617146818?mt=8 Case This was sent by a very astute paramedic. A 54 year old male came to
