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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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Aortic valve 103

Aortic valve Myocardial Infarction Aortic Blood Pressure 103

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 40s with several ACS risk factors presented with a chief complaint of chest pain. Several hours prior to presentation, while driving his truck, he started experiencing new central chest pain, without radiation, aggravating/alleviating factors, or other associated symptoms.

Pericarditis 52

Pericarditis Chest Pain Aortic Blog 52

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

She asked me why I felt she had had a heart attack and I explained to her that she had had chest pains and the blood test indicating damage to the heart was elevated and that was all we needed to say that she had had a heart attack. On the basis of these findings we told her that she had suffered a heart attack.

Heart Attack 40

Heart Attack Heart attacks Blood Clot Chest Pain 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This case was provided by Spencer Schwartz, an outstanding paramedic at Hennepin EMS who is on Hennepin EMS's specialized "P3" team, a team that receives extra training in advanced procedures such as RSI, thoracostomy, vasopressors, and prehospital ultrasound. On medic arrival, she walked out of the house in no distress, but was diaphoretic.

Plaque 52

Plaque Chest Pain Thrombosis Stenosis 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A 70-something female with no previous cardiac history presented with acute chest pain. She awoke from sleep last night around 4:45 AM (3 hours prior to arrival) with pain that originated in her mid back. She stated the pain was achy/crampy. Over the course of the next hour, this pain turned into a pressure in her chest.

Coronary Angiogram 109

Coronary Angiogram Plaque Thrombosis STEMI 109

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

link] A 62 year old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and carotid artery stenosis called 911 at 9:30 in the morning with complaint of chest pain. He described it as "10/10" intensity, radiating across his chest from right to left. This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St.

Plaque 126

Plaque Angina Blog Stent 126

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 10, 2014

A male in his late 30's to early 40's presented with 24 hours of intermittent typical chest pain. Here is the cardiac ultrasound: The orange colored area is the Definity contrast in the chambers of the heart. This is known as McConnell's sign, and is described for Pulmonary Embolism ; here we see it in right ventricular MI.

STEMI 40

STEMI Chest Pain Pulmonary Ultrasound 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2024

Written by Bobby Nicholson, MD 67 year old male with history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance with midsternal nonradiating chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. Pain improved to 1/10 after EMS administers 324 mg aspirin and the following EKG is obtained at triage.

Chest Pain 138

Chest Pain Embolism Pulmonary Tachycardia 138

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

They had difficulty describing their symptoms, but complained of severe weakness, nausea, vomiting, headache, and chest pain. They described the chest pain as severe, crushing, and non-radiating. Altogether, this strongly suggests inferolateral OMI, particularly in a patient with acute chest pain.

Chest Pain 63

Chest Pain Blog Arrhythmia Critical Care 63

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Chest Pain – Benign Early Repol or OMI? Written by Destiny Folk, MD, Adam Engberg, MD, and Vitaliy Belyshev MD A man in his early 60s with a past medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department for evaluation of chest pain.

Chest Pain 119

Chest Pain STEMI Ultrasound Heart Attack 119

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?

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Aneurysm STEMI Thrombosis 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Written by Pendell Meyers and Peter Brooks MD A man in his 30s with no known past medical history was reported to suddenly experience chest pain and shortness of breath at home in front of his family. CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism. He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time.

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Embolism Pulmonary 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 13, 2025

A man in his early 30s was walking when he developed central chest pain which was non-radiating, then had a syncopal event with bowel incontinence, and when he woke up he had ongoing chest pain. Notes never having symptoms like this before, pain is so severe its causing SOB. Embolism with lysis.

Chest Pain 83

Chest Pain Embolism STEMI Plaque 83

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. orthostatic vitals b.

Arrhythmia 52

Arrhythmia Outcomes Chest Pain Risk Factors 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 9, 2025

A middle-age woman with no previous cardiac history called 911 for chest pain. On arrival in the ED, a bedside ultrasound showed poor LV function (as predicted by the Queen of Hearts) with diffuse B-lines. LAD: type III-IV vessel with a proximal thrombotic or embolic occlusion (TIMI 0 flow). Angiogram: 2.

Defibrillator 62

Defibrillator Cardiac Arrest Myocardial Infarction STEMI 62

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 40s presented with acute chest pain and shortness of breath. Smith : This is classic for pulmonary embolism (PE). Acute pulmonary embolism was confirmed on CT angiogram: The patient did well. Chest pain, SOB, Precordial T-wave inversions, and positive troponin.

Chest Pain 111

Chest Pain Embolism Pulmonary Tachycardia 111