It’s Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 270 The post Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 270 appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL • Medical Blog. Go to Source Author: Dr Mark Corden Powered by WPeMatico
A 47 year old man falls 4m onto a wall, hitting his left chest wall. He is complaining of chest pain and you wonder whether there is a pneumothorax. Describe and interpret these scans The post Ultrasound Case 066 appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL • Medical Blog. Go to Source
The following ECG is from a 70 year old female who was referred by her GP following an episode of chest pain. Click to enlarge Things to think about What are the key ECG features ? What are the differentials for these features ? Powered by WPeMatico
The Australia and New Zealand Clinician Educators Network (ANZCEN) is an inter-professional, inter-organisational community that aims to foster the development… Read more → Go to Source Author: Dr Chris Nickson Powered by WPeMatico
The following ECG is from a 75 yr old male with a history of cardiomyopathy. He presented to the ED following shock delivery from his AICD. Click to enlarge ECG features: Initial ~3750ms of the ECG shows Wide complex tachycardia Rate 195-200 bpm No fusion or capture Variable noting in terminal QRS – ? atrial
An 80-something non-english speaking patient complained of vertigo. He was asked multiple times about chest pain or dyspnea, but repeatedly denied any such symptoms. His vital signs were all normal. His exam was normal. He had a triage ECG at time 0 (ECG-1): Computer read, with Physician overread:Sinus rhythm. Possible right ventricular conduction delay.What do
This one is sure to generate some controversy, especially by my fellow #FOAMed colleagues but it is a conversation we need to have in all earnest. We must seriously consider if double sequential defibrillation (DSD) is as good a plan as we may have originally thought. Before we dive into the subject at hand, check
A 75 year old woman complained of very atypical chest pain, lasting days, worse with movement and palpation. Here is her ECG (ECG-1): There is diffuse ST depression, very worrisome for ischemia. The patient had a negative initial troponin, which was puzzling to the providers. The patient was admitted and serial troponins were all below
The following ECG is from a 75 yr old male with a histroy of cardiomyopathy. He presented to the ED following shock delivery from his AICD. Click to enlarge Things to think about What are the key ECG findings ? Is the AICD functioning appropriately ? Powered by WPeMatico
—————————————————- Presentation by KEN GRAUER, MD: —————————————————- The Case: A previously healthy young man presented to the ED for shortness of breath and chest pressure that occurred ~3 hours earlier, when he suddenly felt his heart “skip a beat”, and then begin “racing”. He felt “lightheaded” (presyncopal) during the episode — with the “strong sensation of his heart beating”. He
