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…
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Rhythm Nation July 2014
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, June Answer!
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…
6/13/14 EKG #10…this one is scary
Brought to you by Dr Andrew Grock and Dr. Elizabeth Abram. Supervised by Dr Martindale. A nurse brings you the following EKG to sign. You go to the patient’s bedside: 63 yo F, pmhx dm/htn, here for epigastric pain, vomiting, dizziness…
Case 9 – Answer and Discussion
Thanks to those who participated. That’s Dr. Dan Zeccola. And, Dr. Dan Zeccola. Dan did a fantastic job of running through the findings that can help distinguish ventricular tachycardia vs a rhythm of supraventricular origin. I also recommend you…
Case #9
Welcome to this installment of rhythm nation, entitled Shakedown Street. Please offer a comprehensive assessment of the following squiggles. Case details pending.
What’s wrong with this picture? – Answer
Thanks for all the responses! Here is short version of the answer for those of you with ADD. Keep on reading for the details! Our patient had sick sinus syndrome with a sinus bradycardia on top of her malfunctioning pacemaker.…
What’s wrong with this picture?
So for this post… we’re going to combine some EKG action with some good ole’ CXR reading… Since we’re not just doing Rhythm Nation or X-ray Vision… we’re going to call it Rhythm Vision! Here’s the case: Your patient is…