A 48 year old woman is brought in by ambulance with SOB Palpitations 1 week of fever, cough, diarrhea and anorexia On examination HR 200/min, irregularly irregular BP 109/70 RR 40/min saturations 94% on room air temperature 37.5 This is her ECG What is your differential diagnosis? Differential diagnosis [...]
Gollum, Wellington Airport, Weta Studios Estimating ejection fraction (EF) can be done by eyeballing LV contraction on ECHO. This requires some skill and expertise. A very basic assessment in the Emergency department requires a parasternal long axis (PLAX), a parasternal short axis (PSAX) and a 4 chamber view (4CV). What [...]
Images and text Genevieve Carbonatto A 56 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with chest pain. This is his ECG The ECG shows deep Q waves and ST elevation in his anteroseptal leads These are his vital signs: BP 120/69 mmHg, HR 89/min, Sats 100% on RA, RR16/min [...]
