Chest Pain Coronary Angiogram Pericarditis 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 19, 2024
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. The ED provider ordered a coronary CT scan to assess the patient for CAD. In lead I, about 1.5
Ken Grauer, MD
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Hospital evaluation for this patient was negative for an acute coronary syndrome ( ie, CT coronary angiogram was normal — troponin was not elevated — and Echo was negative, with no sign of pericardial effusion ). The ultimate discharge diagnosis was acute pericarditis. ( Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 9, 2023
No prior exertional complaints of chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, or undue shortness of breath. He denied headache or neck pain associated with exertion. I sent this ECG to Dr. Smith, with the only information that it is a 17 year old with chest pain. 24 yo woman with chest pain: Is this STEMI?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 16, 2023
Sent by Dan Singer MD, written by Meyers, edits by Smith A man in his late 30s presented with acute chest pain and normal vitals except tachycardia at about 115 bpm. Dr. Singer sent this to me with just the information: "~40 year old with acute chest pain". Acute pain?" -(Dr. I immediately responded: "cool fake!
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