Friday 31 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 3rd February 2014

An ECG from the archives this week. Unfortunately no clinical information on this case but at a glance it looks like a nice 'rhythmic riddle'.

Wednesday 29 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 27th January 2014 - Interpretation

This week's ECG is from a 51yr old who presented with a post-prandial episode of syncope and subsequent sensation of episodic pre-syncope. No relevant past medical histroy or medications.
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Friday 24 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 27th January 2014

This week's ECG is from a 51yr old who presented with a post-prandial episode of syncope and subsequent sensation of episodic pre-syncope. No relevant past medical histroy or medications.

Wednesday 22 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 20th January 2014 - Interpretation

This ECG is from a 76yr old who presented complaining of palpitations and dysponea.
Past medical history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and chronic smoking related lung disease.
Medications include warfarin, calcium channel blocker, and other non-cardiac related medications.
The first ECG below was performed when the patient arrived, the second ECG was performed not long after but prior to treatment being instigated.
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Friday 17 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 20th January 2014

Two ECG's this week from a 76yr old patient who presented complaining of palpitations and dysponea.
Past medical history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and chronic smoking related lung disease.
Medications include warfarin, calcium channel blocker, and other non-cardiac related medications.
The first ECG below was performed when the patient arrived, the second ECG was performed not long after but prior to treatment being instigated.

Wednesday 15 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 13th January 2014 - Interpretation

This week's ECG is from a 72yr old with known atrial fibrillation and a PPM in situ. He presents with several days of atypical chest pain. Medications include metoprolol, frusemide, and low molecular weight heparin (intolerant of warfarin).
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Friday 10 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 13th January 2014

This week's ECG is from a 72yr old with known atrial fibrillation and a PPM in situ. He presents with several days of atypical chest pain. Medications include metoprolol, frusemide, and low molecular weight heparin (intolerant of warfarin).


Wednesday 8 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 6th January 2014 - Interpretation

This week's case is from a 97yr old presenting with presyncope. I've included two ECG's as they were performed only 1 minute apart.
A little more information the patient presented with episodic dizziness and pre-syncope for several weeks. Only meds were an angiotensin receptor blocker and an anti-histamine. She was functionally living independently but using walking aids.

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Friday 3 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 6th January 2014

This week's case is from a 97yr old presenting with presyncope. I've included two ECG's as they were performed only 1 minute apart.
A little more information the patient presented with episodic dizziness and pre-syncope for several weeks. Only meds were an angiotensin receptor blocker and an anti-histamine. She was functionally living independently but using walking aids.

Wednesday 1 January 2014

ECG of the Week - 30th December 2013 - Interpretation

The next ECG follows on the case of our patient from last week.
Following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest the patient presented with ROSC.
The initial ECG on Emergency Department presentation can be found here.
Following initial treatment with iv adrenaline infusion, external pacing, a transvenous pacing wire was placed.
The resultant ECG is below.