ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge: Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea in Heart Disease Patient A man with hypertension and coronary artery disease presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain and diarrhea. What does his ECG show?
Clinical Case, October 22, 2020
ECG Challenge: Lightheadedness in the ED An older man with a history of hypertension and heart disease visits the ED with lightheadedness and a slow pulse. What's going on?
Clinical Case, September 22, 2020
ECG Challenge: Intense Chest Pain and Irregular Pulse A 64-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction has an episode of stabbing chest pain. What does his ECG reveal?
Clinical Case, August 20, 2020
Which Part of the Heart Is Infarcted? Take a minute to assess this ECG tracing and decide for yourself.
Clinical Case, July 25, 2020
The Cause of the Pause (I) What is the cause of the pause?
Clinical Case, July 25, 2020
The Cause of the Pause (III) What is the cause of the pause shown in the tracing?
Clinical Case, July 25, 2020
Emergency in a Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patient A 76-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy has a rapid heart rate associated with hypotension. What does her ECG show?
Clinical Case, June 18, 2020
ECG Challenge: Tennis Player With an Irregular Pulse An active 45-year-old visits his physician for a routine exam and is found to have an irregular pulse. What does an ECG reveal in this otherwise healthy man?
Clinical Case, May 18, 2020
ECG Challenge: Heart Racing and Short of Breath A man with history of irregular heartbeat visits his doctor with heart racing and shortness of breath for the past several days. What's in his ECG?
Clinical Case, April 20, 2020
ECG Challenge: Feeling Tired and Lightheaded A 76-year-old man with a history of hypertension reports occasional fatigue and lightheadedness to his primary care physician. What clues can be found in the patient's ECG?
Clinical Case, March 16, 2020
ECG Challenge: Post-op Cramping and Spasms in Cancer Patient Two days after surgery, a man with laryngeal cancer has severe muscle spasms and cramps. What does his ECG reveal?
Clinical Case, February 18, 2020
ECG Challenge: Cardiac Abnormalities After Aortic Valve Replacement At a routine follow-up after an aortic valve replacement, a 56-year-old woman complains of fatigue and chest discomfort. What does her ECG show?
Clinical Case, January 21, 2020
ECG Challenge: A Post–Cardiac Arrest Pattern As part of his recovery from cardiac arrest, a 69-year-old man is put under a cooling blanket. See if you can spot a signature wave on his ECG.
Clinical Case, December 20, 2019
ECG Challenge: Teen With His First Seizure A 17-year-old boy has a seizure at home and later feels lightheaded. What does telemetry show?
Clinical Case, November 06, 2019
ECG Challenge: An Unexpectedly Rapid Heart Rate in the ED A 56-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with a fracture from a bicycling accident, but what's causing her rapid heart rate?
Clinical Case, October 07, 2019
ECG Challenge: Recurring Chest Pain in the Hospital A woman's chest pain recurs, accompanied by sweating and shortness of breath. What does her ECG reveal?
Clinical Case, September 11, 2019
ECG Challenge: What's Behind Her Slow Pulse? Her hypertension is controlled, but this 80-year-old woman has a slow pulse. Can you decipher the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, August 08, 2019
ECG Challenge: Runner With an Irregular Beat A 45-year-old runner has an irregular pulse. What do the irregular rhythms of her ECG reveal?
Clinical Case, July 01, 2019
ECG Challenge: Beating at a Fast Clip Whether it's related to his COPD, inhalers, neither, or both, this patient's ECG reveals why his pulse is so fast.
Clinical Case, June 03, 2019
ECG Challenge: Why Is His Pulse so Slow? A man taking a beta-blocker presents with a pulse of 48 beats/min. What does his ECG show?
Clinical Case, April 26, 2019

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