Friday, 31 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 3rd April 2017

The following ECG is from a 48 yr old male who attended the Emergency Department following an electric shock. The electricity source was a 240V AC domestic supply and the patient sustained a minor burn to his hand.

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 27th March 2017 - Interpretation

This ECG is from a 63yr old male who presented with chest pain. He has a 1 month history of exertional chest pain and continuous chest pain for the last 3 hours. He is a hypertensive, ex-smoker with a positive cardiac family history.

Friday, 24 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 27th March 2017

This ECG is from a 63yr old male who presented with chest pain. He has a 1 month history of exertional chest pain and continuous chest pain for the last 3 hours. He is a hypertensive, ex-smoker with a positive cardiac family history.

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 20th March 2017 - Interpretation

The following ECG is from a 24yr old female who presented with dysponea. Background history of SLE with known cardiac and renal involvement.

Friday, 17 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 20th March 2017

The following ECG is from a 24yr old female who presented with dysponea. Background history of SLE with known cardiac and renal involvement.

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 13th March 2017 - Interpretation

This ECG is from a 50 yr old male who presented with 2 hours of central chest pain. He has a history of palpitations and is a smoker.

Friday, 10 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 13th March 2017

This ECG is from a 50 yr old male who presented with 2 hours of central chest pain. He has a history of palpitations and is a smoker.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

ECG of the Week - 6th March 2017 - Interpretation

The following ECG's are from a 62 yr old male. He has a known 60% LAD stenosis, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. He presented to the Emergency Department following 3 episodes of chest pain that day, each resolved with GTN. The two ECG's were recorded 10 minutes apart and the second ECG was performed during an episode of chest pain.