What do you need to consider when looking at an ECG in the setting of a TCA overdose? Better yet, what findings on an ECG suggest TCA ingestion? Learn more about TCAs on this edition of ECG Pointers.
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Welcome to this week’s ECG Pointers, an emDOCs series designed to give you high yield tips about ECGs to keep your interpretation skills sharp. This week we discuss how to identify a posterior STEMI, which can commonly be mistaken as a NSTEMI.
ECG Pointers: Posterior MI Read More »
This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights from Dr. Pilcher details a case of EKG subtleties. Who’s smarter: the EKG computer or the ED physician?
Medical Malpractice Insights: So you think you’re smarter than the EKG computer… Read More »
Welcome to this week’s ECG Pointers, an EMDocs series designed to give you high yield tips about ECGs to keep your interpretation skills sharp. This post is the second of a two part series looking at atrioventricular blocks.
ECG Pointers: AV blocks – Part II Read More »
Welcome to this week’s ECG Pointers, an EMDocs series designed to give you high yield tips about ECGs to keep your interpretation skills sharp. This post is one of two looking at atrioventricular blocks.
ECG Pointers: AV Blocks – Part I Read More »
Welcome to this week’s ECG Pointers, an EMDocs series designed to give you high yield tips about ECGs to keep your interpretation skills sharp. This post looks at hyperacute T waves.
ECG Pointers: Hyperacute T-Waves Read More »
Third degree, or complete, heart block indicates complete dissociation between the atria and the ventricles. It is a cardiac emergency that has numerous causes including primary cardiac, electrolyte and medication toxicity. It needs to be managed with emergent pacing, either trancutaneous or transvenous. This article describes complete heart block and its management.
When it comes to ACS, some ECGs are obvious. This article is not about those ECGs. This article will be the first in a series of blog posts related to subtle ECG findings in ACS. In this post we will look at ECG findings associated with left main coronary artery disease and explore the significance of ST-segment elevation in the “forgotten lead”.
Subtle ECG Findings in ACS: Part I Left Main Coronary Artery Disease Read More »
A illuminating case of chest pain and the importance of short PR on ECG.
Not Your Typical Chest Pain Case… Read More »
ECG interpretation is one of the most important skills to master as an emergency physician, and its interpretation can be very complex and frustrating. ECG manifestations can be very subtle, and sometimes the earliest and only ECG change seen will be reciprocal changes alone.
R.E.B.E.L. EM – The Importance of Reciprocal Changes in aVL Read More »
