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Dark Side of the Moon

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review by Dr. Stephen Smith @smithECGblog I was reviewing ECG’s in our LifeNet database and happened upon this one without any knowledge of clinical circumstances. Furthermore, there was no family history of early CAD, MI, or sudden cardiac death.

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Something Winter This Way Comes

EMS 12-Lead

David Didlake Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Firefighter / Paramedic @DidlakeDW A 50 y/o Male was taking his dog for a leisurely stroll through the park when he suddenly experienced new onset chest discomfort. Otherwise, no admission of CAD, HLD, or family history of sudden cardiac death.

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

No family history of sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathy, premature CAD, or other cardiac issues. Symptoms have been constant since this second episode, and are still present on arrival, which seems to have been less than 1 to 2 hours from onset of symptoms. No similar symptoms in the past. This gets drilled into them.