Rhythm Nation August 2014 Answer! Best and most thorough and most correct reading goes to… Dr. Freedman! The major clue to this case is the recent or evolving STEMI. In the era of thrombolysis for STEMI, the Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm…
70 yo M with pmh DM and HTN presents with chest pain and a troponin of 41. STEMI code activated and patient taken to cath lab. Here is his EKG upon arrival: 1. What is this rhythm? 2. What is the…
Congratulations to our winner with the most complete answer: Dan Zeccola! Julie and Nathan both correctly identified parts of the answer. Well done all! Our patient was having a Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) in her mid-LAD. To answer the…
45 yo nulliparous F of Hispanic and Caucasian descent pmhx HTN on longstanding ARB p/w left intermittent arm pain x 1 year and 2 days of worsening mid back discomfort and SOB. Pt regularly walks 5 miles a…
Rhythm Nation – Answer! Well done Nathan and Carl! This week’s winner is Nathan for the first, most correct answer. This patient has an inferior myocardial infarction with ST elevation in II, III and aVF, and reciprocal depression in…