The following ECG was obtained from an independent 78 year old woman at 11pm who complained of left sided shooting jaw ache that had commenced earlier that morning. She is adamant she has no chest pain. She had taken a RAT test earlier in the morning because of myalgia and was day 1 COVID positive.
Category Archives: ECG of the Week
ECG of the Week 9th November 2022 – Interpretation
The most obvious abnormality is ST segment elevation in lead aVR with diffuse ST depression in most other leads (least in aVL but obvious in all others).
ECG of the Week 9th November 2022
A 60 year old man, who speaks little English, is triaged as a category 2 for left sided chest pain after being brought to hospital by ambulance. He has a history of the following:
- CMML under surveillance (he says “no treatment, just blood tests”, but can’t tell you who his haematologist is)
- Kidney Dysfunction (he can’t elaborate further)
- Hypercholesterolaemia (takes a statin)
- Reflux (takes a PPI)
ECG of the Week 2nd Nov 2022
A 55 year old male presents to ED feeling unwell. Below is the patients ECG:
ECG of the Week 26 Oct 2022
A 37 year old male presents to ED complaining of central chest pain. Below is the patients ECG:
ECG of the Week 19th October 2022
A 72 year old female presents with a 5 week history of atypical chest pain. She has a background of hypertension and is on Ramipril.
ECG of the Week 12th October 2022 Answer
A 58 year old male presents to ED complaining of a headache and weakness to his left side. The following ECG is obtained:
ECG of the Week 12th October 2022
A 58 year old male presents to ED complaining of a headache and weakness to his left side. The following ECG is obtained:
ECG of the Week 5th October 2022 Answer
A 17 year old female presents to ED complaining of chest pain and SOB on a background of ILI symptoms for the last 2 days. Vitals: HR 138 BP 110/70 Temp 37.7 RR 24. Below is the patients ECG:
ECG of the Week 5th October 2022
A 17 year old female presents to ED complaining of chest pain and SOB on a background of ILI symptoms for the last 2 days. Vitals: HR 138 BP 110/70 Temp 37.7 RR 24 sats 97% RABelow is the patients ECG: