You are reviewing a patient that has been woken from sleep by central chest pain, with associated shortness of breath and palpitations. He is a smoker with T1DM and a background of Hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. His observations are stable and his ECG is below.
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ECG of the Week 28th July 2021 – Interpretation
You are reviewing the ECG of a 65 year old man who has presented with a one week history of chest tightness and shortness of breath. He has a background history of Type 2 Diabetes and had x2 coronary stents 5 years prior.
ECG of the Week 28th July 2021
You are reviewing the ECG of a 65 year old man who has presented with a one week history of chest tightness and shortness of breath. He has a background history of Type 2 Diabetes and had x2 coronary stents 5 years prior.
ECG of the Week – 7th July 2021 – Interpretation
You have been asked to review an ECG for a 57 year old lady who has presented with chest heaviness and intermittent dizzy spells.
ECG of the Week – 7th July 2021
You have been asked to review an ECG for a 57 year old lady who has presented with chest heaviness and intermittent dizzy spells.
ECG of the Week – 16th June 2021 – Interpretation
You’re reviewing a 44 year old obese patient whose wife has noticed that he is breathing abnormally at night time.
ECG of the Week – 16th June 2021
You’re reviewing a 45 year old obese patient whose wife has noticed that he is breathing abnormally at night time and had a syncopal episode today.
ECG of the Week – 26th May 2021 – Interpretation
You have requested an ECG for a 91 year old lady who has multiple co-morbidities and lives in a nursing home. She has presented short of breath. Her ECG is as below. Continue reading
ECG of the Week – 26th May 2021
You have requested an ECG for a 91 year old lady who has multiple co-morbidities and lives in a nursing home. She has presented short of breath. Her ECG is as below. Continue reading
ECG of the Week – 5th May 2021 – Interpretation
It’s a surprisingly busy Sunday shift and you are reviewing a 72 year old lady with a background of hypertension who has presented with chest heaviness radiating into the arms, back and neck. She had experienced the back pain the day before and woke with new chest pain in the morning. On examination she looks pale and has a pacemaker scar but there is nil else to find.