Rhythm Nation March 2015 – Answer! Congratulations to VTACHomas for being first! Excellent discussion from JFreedman and Eschnitz. This is a complicated ECG! Let’s first look at the option of ventricular bigeminy. Ventricular bigeminy has recurring premature ventricular contractions…
This month we have a guest author Dr. Yonatan Yohannes! You are busy working late one night in the ED at Janus General when… a tech hands you the ECG shown below for a patient presenting with “chest pain”.…
Truly excellent interpretation by Dr. Joey Freedman. This is indeed a patient with rapid atrial fibrillation with aberrantly conducted complexes and intermittent biventricular pacing. Whew! Think of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, but the ventricles are unable to respond…
Over at Janus General, where I’m on staff, there is a … 60 yo M with SOB: What is this rhythm and how do you treat it? Best and most complete answer by 9/19/14 at noon will win!…
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…