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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

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. ST depression. Myocardial Contusion? 2015, March 1). Cramer, M.

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A woman in her 20s with syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Given her reported chest pain, shortness of breath, and syncope, an ECG was quickly obtained: What do you think? The second most common cause of medical cardiac tamponade is acute idiopathic pericarditis. She was noted to be tachycardic and her heart sounds were distant on physical exam. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013.06.023.