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56 year old male had 5/10 chest pain for several hours, then presented to the ED in the middle of the night with 1/10 pain.

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A 56 year old male with PMHx significant for hypertension had chest pain for several hours, then presented to the ED in the middle of the night. He reported chest pain that developed several hours prior to arrival and was 5/10 in intensity. They only mask the underlying pathology.

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A 50-something with chest pain. Is there OMI? And what is the rhythm?

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Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a 30 pack-year smoking history presented to the ER with 1 hour of acute onset, severe chest pain and diaphoresis. preceding each of the fascicular beats — indicating a faster rate for the escape rhythm compared to the sinus bradycardia ).

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Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?

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He has a medical hx notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and previous tobacco use disorder. The patient presented due to chest pain that was typical in nature, retrosternal and radiating to the left arm and neck. He denied any exertional chest pain. It is unclear if the patient was pain free at this time.

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What would you do with acute chest pain and this ECG? You might see what the Queen thinks.

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Case An 82 year old man with a history of hypertension presented to the ED with chest pain at 1211. He described his chest pain as pleuritic and reported that it started the day prior while swinging a golf club. His pain suddenly became much worse in the ED and he became acutely diaphoretic, dizzy, and hypotensive.

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Transient Inferior OMI, with RV OMI, missed. It became obvious on a near fatal stress test.

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A middle-aged woman with a history of hypertension presented with typical chest pain. Here was her presenting ECG, with chest pain: Inferior leads show hyperacute T-waves and reciprocal STD in aVL, with a reciprocally hyperacute T-wave in aVL. Her BP was 160/80. This is all but diagnostic of inferior OMI.

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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 ST depression, and ST elevation in aVR. Left main, right?

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Palpitations in a Young Healthy Male A pathognomonic ECG you should recognize instantly A middle-aged man with severe syncope, diffuse weakness Chest pain and Diffuse ST depression, with STE in aVR. Does this patient have hypertension and/or heart failure that has worsened? You probably think it is left main.