Sunday 29 March 2015

ECG of the Week - 30th March 2015

This ECG is from an 80 yr old male who presented to the Emergency Department feeling generally unwell for the preceding 10 hours ! He denied chest pain, dysponea or syncope. He had a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and had a single chamber PPM in-situ for bradycardia. Vital signs were within normal limits.

Wednesday 25 March 2015

ECG of the Week - 23rd March 2015 - Interpretation

This ECG is from a 35 yr old male who presented to the Emergency Department following an episode of exertional syncope. He has 1 previous episode of syncope several years prior without investigation. Otherwise he is fit & well with no relevant family history.
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Saturday 21 March 2015

ECG of the Week - 23rd March 2015

This ECG is from a 35 yr old male who presented to the Emergency Department following an episode of exertional syncope. He has 1 previous episode of syncope several years prior without investigation. Otherwise he is fit & well with no relevant family history.

Friday 20 March 2015

ECG of the Week - 16th March 2015 - Interpretation

This ECG series is from a 45 yr old male who was undergoing an out-patient exercise stress test (EST) for investigation of chest pain. 
The first ECG is pre-EST. The second ECG was performed when the patient became pre-syncopal during EST. The third ECG was taken 2 minutes after the second ECG and the fourth ECG was performed a further 2 minutes later. The patient was immediately transported to the Emergency Department were he was pain free and ECG was comparable with his pre-EST ECG.
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Saturday 14 March 2015

ECG of the Week - 16th March 2015

This ECG series is from a 45 yr old male who was undergoing an out-patient exercise stress test (EST) for investigation of chest pain. 
The first ECG is pre-EST. The second ECG was performed when the patient became pre-syncopal during EST. The third ECG was taken 2 minutes after the second ECG and the fourth ECG was performed a further 2 minutes later. The patient was immediately transported to the Emergency Department were he was pain free and ECG was comparable with his pre-EST ECG.

ECG of the Week - 9th March 2015 - Interpretation

This ECG is from a 70 yr old female who was referred into the Emergency Department with a 1 week history of abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. An out-patient CT scan showed diverticulitis complicated by local perforation. 
She had a past medical history of IHD (CABG and stents), hypertension and type 2 diabetes. During her initial assessment she complained of chest pain which lasted approximately 5 minutes and resolved spontaneously. 
The first of the ECG's below was taken during the episode of chest pain with the second performed ~ 5 minutes later once the patient was pain free.
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Friday 6 March 2015

ECG of the Week - 9th March 2015

This ECG is from a 70 yr old female who was referred into the Emergency Department with a 1 week history of abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. An out-patient CT scan showed diverticulitis complicated by local perforation. 
She hah a past medical history of IHD (CABG and stents), hypertension and type 2 diabetes. During her initial assessment she complained of chest pain which lasted approximately 5 minutes and resolved spontaneously. 
The first of the ECG's below was taken during the episode of chest pain with the second performed ~ 5 minutes later once the patient was pain free.


ECG of the Week - 2nd March 2015 - Interpretation

These ECG's are from a 20 yr old female who presented to the Emergency Department following an episode of chest pain. At review she was pain free and all vital signs were normal. Her serial ECG's are below, there is ~30 mins between each ECG.
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Sunday 1 March 2015

ECG of the Week - 2nd March 2015

These ECG's are from a 20 yr old female who presented to the Emergency Department following an episode of chest pain. At review she was pain free and all vital signs were normal. Her serial ECG's are below, there is ~30 mins between each ECG.