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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. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. Massive Transfusion for Motorcycle Collision with Hemorrhage, Troponin Elevated. Cramer, M.

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Inferior Subtle ST elevation: straight ST segment, but also no reciprocal ST depression in aVL: which is more important?

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Pericarditis? A straight ST segment virtually never happens in inferior ST elevation that is NOT due to OMI (normal variant, pericarditis) 4. This is sinus bradycardia. 60-something with h/o MI and stents presented with chest pain radiating to the back and nausea/vomiting. Time zero What do you think? Is it normal variant?

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OMI in a pediatric patient? Teenagers do get acute coronary occlusion, so don't automatically dismiss the idea.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A repeat ECG was performed as adult cardiology was asked to evaluate the patient for emerget PCI: Sinus bradycardia with persistent elevation in the inferior leads with reciprocal depression in aVL Patient was taken to cath lab with adult cardiology which revealed normal coronary arteries without evidence of occlusion MI. Circulation.