Case 60: A 73-Year-Old Man in the Emergency with Chest Pain History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 73-year-old man in the Emergency Department with epigastric pain of 30 min duration: Diagnosis Suspect lead error Right arm – left arm reversal Please, repeat ECG. ECG 2 An ECG is recorded 15 minutes later, …
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Case 75: A 63-Year-Old Woman in the Intensive Care Unit History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History A 63-year-old woman with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis and chronic obstructive lung disease is admitted to the ICU with severe pneumonia and sepsis with sudden onset of tachycardia and hypotension: Diagnosis Wide QRS tachycardia – Ventricular tachycardia Left bundle branch …
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Case 82: A 34-Year-Old Patient with Sickle Cell Crisis History Diagnosis History A 34-year-old man is presenting to the Emergency Department with severe pain in his back due to a sickle cell crisis, precipitated by exposure to cold and no chest pain: Diagnosis Sinus tachycardia with frequent premature atrial complexes with aberrant conduction Ventricular rate …
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Case 94: A 23-Year-Old man with Acute Chest Pain who Collapsed History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 23-year-old man with previous history of alcohol abuse and use of marijuana and cocaine was in a nightclub, drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana, when he developed severe anterior chest pain, …
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Case 122: A 66-Year-Old Woman in the Respirology Clinic History Diagnosis History A 66-year-old woman is followed in the respiratory clinic for longstanding severe obstructive lung disease and bronchiectases: Diagnosis Sinus tachycardia, 110/min with one premature atrial complex Right atrial enlargement Right axis deviation Right ventricular hypertrophy The presence of right atrial enlargement, right axis …
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Case 123: A 58-Year-Old Man in the Medical ward in Heart Failure History Diagnosis History A 56-year-old diabetic man with no history of chest pain is in the emergency department in congestive heart failure: Diagnosis Sinus tachycardia, 120/min Nonspecific intraventricular block Possible septal infarction, age undetermined Because of a QS pattern in V1 and V2 …
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Case 137: A 47-Year-Old Man with Chest Pain History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 47-year-old man is in the Emergency Department with chest pain: Diagnosis Sinus tachycardia, 104/min Inferior-posterior injury pattern (ST elevation in II, III and aVF, marked ST depression in V2-V3) Acute myocardial infarction ECG …
Case 7: A 75-Year-Old Man in the CCU History Diagnosis History This 75-year-old man is brought to the hospital by ambulance and admitted to the CCU 45 minutes after the onset of severe anterior chest pain, weakness and dyspnea: Diagnosis Sinus tachycardia, 106/min Left ventricular hypertrophy ST elevation in aVR and V1, and marked diffuse …
Case 8: A 76-Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis Illustrative Diagram ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 76-year-old man is referred by his family physician because of poor oral intake, weight loss, and severe fatigue over the past 2 weeks: Diagnosis Sinus tachycardia One premature ventricular complex Tall …
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Case 16: A 66-Year-Old Woman in the Cardiac Surgery Unit History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis History This 66-year-old woman is in the cardiac surgery unit, 2 hours after triple aorto-coronary bypass: Diagnosis Accelerated junctional rhythm – ventricular rate 71/min Septal infarction, age undetermined T wave abnormality, consider anterior ischemia ECG 2 The following …
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