ECG of the Week 34
What’s going on here? How will it affect your fluid management?
How to deal with the coke
Acute cocaine toxicity can manifest with several cardiovascular issues such as tachycardia, dysrhythmia, hypertension, and coronary vasospasm. This systematic review collated all of …
ECG(s) of the Week 33
Recently, I was handed this ECG from a 34yo man with pleuritic chest pain and no PMHx. As you can see, the computer …
ECG of the Week 32
Not so much an ECG this week, but something to consider during your interpretations. Let’s be honest here: how many of you …
Emergency Cardiology: Management of AF
In September, I, along with a number of emergency physicians from Adelaide and other twitter followers of Amal Mattu, attended the second …
[the return of] ECG of the WEEK 31
This was an elderly lady who came in complaining of “throbbing” in her neck. Here’s her ECG: Most of you should …
Treat the underlying problem, not the AF
This is a retrospective chart review (well done, but a chart review) of 416 patients with atrial fibrillation and an acute medical …
Pop Quiz! #8
Welcome to…. Pop Quiz! A series of quick-fire questions on random topics. As always, work out your answer before reading the one provided, …
ECG of the week 30
Here’s a tricky ECG from a 44yo woman with palpitations and dizziness and tightness in her throat: What are your thoughts? Does she …
Pop Quiz! #7
Welcome to…. Pop Quiz! A series of quick-fire questions on random topics. As always, work out your answer before reading the one provided, …
ECG of the week 29
Which of the two following rhythm strips illustrate complete AV block (or do they both)? [“A” is the top two, continuous] …
ECG of the week 28
82 yo feeling weak: What are your thoughts?