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Should Emergency Physicians be interrupted by ECGs that are read as "Normal" by the computer?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He was found to have a 100% circumflex lesion for which a bare metal stent was placed. Laurence Katz and Jonathan Jones Safety of Computer Interpretation of Normal Triage Electrocardiograms (pages 120–124). Academic Emergency Medicine 24(1):120-124. It is not subtle any more. He may have waited hours before being seen.

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Chest pain and shock: Is there a right ventricular OMI on this ECG? And should he undergo trancutaneous pacing?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

We recorded an ECG in which V1-V3 were put in the position of V4R-V6R, and V4-6 were placed in V7-9 to (academically) confirm posterior OMI. I say academically because the STD in V2 is diagnostic -- posterior leads are NOT necessary. Angiogram: Culprit Lesion (s): Thrombotic occlusion of the proximal RCA -- stented. What to do?