Case 2: A 68-Year-Old Man Who Collapsed History Diagnosis History A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department, after suddenly collapsing while climbing the subway stairs: Diagnosis Ventricular fibrillation The patient was brought to the hospital by paramedics, who arrived 20 minutes after he collapsed. Vigorous attempts at resuscitation failed. ECG ID: E284
Case 33: A 71-Year-Old Man in the CCU History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 71-year-old man, who had angioplasty and stenting of the main left and anterior descending coronary arteries 10 months earlier, is admitted to the CCU with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He is scheduled to undergo …
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 149: A 72-Year-Old Man in the Medical-Surgical ICU History Diagnosis History A 72-year-old man was admitted to the MSICU after vascular surgery. Post extubation, he developed the rhythm noted below: Diagnosis Sinus Rhythm with premature ventricular complexes followed by onset of Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation Comment: In sinus rhythm, with the two …
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Case 55: A 63-Year-Old Man in the Cath Lab History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History A 63-year-old man presents to the cardiac catherization lab six days after an acute myocardial infarction. His symptoms initially had improved with fibrinolysis, however he had recurrent chest pain after 24 hours, and …
