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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

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ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. Gunshot wound to the chest with ST Elevation Would your radiologist make this diagnosis, or should you record an ECG in trauma?

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. This was contributed by some folks at Wake Forest: Jason Stopyra, Shannon Mumma, Sean O'Rourke, and Brian Hiestand. De Backer D et al.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Annals of Emergency Medicine March 2015 ; Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 268–276.e6