Case 17: A 79-Year-Old Man with Angina History Diagnosis History A 79-year-old man with 15-year history of coronary artery disease is presenting with recent angina on mild exertion: Diagnosis Sinus Rhythm, 85/min Inferior myocardial infarction, age undetermined Anterior myocardial infarction, age undetermined ECG ID: E434
Case 34: A 54-Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 54-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia is brought by ambulance to the Emergency Department 1 hour after the onset of severe retrosternal pain: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm with first degree AV block Acute inferior myocardial …
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Case 37: An 81-Year-Old Man with a History of Myocardial Infarction History Diagnosis History An 81-year-old man suffered from a myocardial infarction 5 years ago. He has been stable and free of angina, but recently he has been concerned about palpitation: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm, 82/min with premature atrial complexes Left axis deviation (QRS positive in …
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Case 54: A 70-Year-Old Woman with Unstable Angina History Diagnosis History A 70-year-old diabetic woman with a 6 months history of angina on moderate exertion is presenting with increased frequency of her symptoms in the past 48 hours and is now occurring at rest. She is admitted to the coronary care unit: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm …
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Case 43: A 49-Year-Old Woman in the Cardiac Outpatient Clinic History Diagnosis History A 49-year-old woman is in the cardiac clinic for follow up 3 months after aorto-coronary bypass surgery: Diagnosis Coarse atrial fibrillation, with ventricular rate 86/min Inferior infarction, age undetermined In atrial flutter saw-tooth waves are usually seen in the inferior leads, and …
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Case 61: A 46-Year-Old Man in the Cardiac Clinic History Diagnosis History A 46-year-old man with a 3 year history of coronary artery disease is seen in the cardiac clinic for a follow-up visit: Diagnosis Coarse atrial fibrillation, 86/min Inferior infarction, age undetermined Coarse atrial fibrillation with fibrillatory waves seen during the entire 10 …
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Case 132: A 64-Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department History Diagnosis History A 64-year-old man is presenting to the Emergency department complaining of palpitation, that he describes as the sensation of forceful thumps in his chest. He suffered from a myocardial infarction 2 years ago, and has been stable with infrequent mild angina on effort. …
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Case 146 – A 55 Year-Old Man in the ER with Chest Pain History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 55 year-old man presents to the ER with a 45 min history of chest tightness associated with diaphoresis and mild shortness of breath. Diagnosis Sinus Rhythm ST elevation …
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Case 34: A 38-Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 38-year-old man with diabetes presents to the Emergency Department with severe chest pain: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm, 61/min Acute inferior-posterior myocardial infarction ECG 2 The patient receives therapy with IV fibrinolytics and is transferred to the CCU. This …
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Case 39: A 66-Year-Old Man in the CICU History Diagnosis History A 66-year-old man is in the cardiac ICU one day after a triple aorto-coronary bypass surgery: Diagnosis Sinus rhythm with Mobitz II second degree AV block and one junctional escape complex The long P-P interval is close to 3x the basic P-P interval Ventricular rate …
