An 88yr male who presented with syncope and diaphoresis. In ED he is alert and not complaining of dizziness, chest pain or palpitations. Here is his ECG:
What is your management?
Category Archives: ECG of the Week
ECG of the Week 28/5/25
Today’s ECG is from a 75yr old male patient. You have been handed over an EAU chest pain patient, the nurse hands you the following ECG and asks you if you are happy to discharge the patient given he is now pain free and has negative troponins.
Of course, as part of your assessment you compare to his initial ECG 3hrs ago when he had 5/10 central chest pain
What are you going to do?
ECG of the week 14/5/2025
A 33yr old male presents with exertional chest pain, his ECG is below:
What is the specific finding and concern with this ECG?
ECG of the week 30/4/25 “Doc is my pacemaker pacing properly?
This week we have a series of 3 ECGs from separate patients. These patients all had the same question. “Doc is my pacemaker pacing properly?”
Patient 1 78yr female presents following a mechanical fall. Her CXR shows likely left side nondisplaced rib fractures. The patient is worried that the fall may have dislodged the pacing leads. What will you tell her?
Patient 2 is a 65yr female who presents with chest pain. What is on her ECG?
Patient 3 75yr female presents with renal colic and complains of chest palpitations during periods of pain. Her ECG is below:
They say things come in 3s, I hope you enjoy todays trifecta of ECGs!
ECG of the week 23/4/25
The following 66yr old man went to the GP for a health check up, the GP found him to be bradycardic and referred him to ED. While your RMO is taking a history from this delightful gentleman, you get handed this ECG:
What is your diagnosis and management?
ECG of the week 26/3/25
This week’s ECG is from a 61yr male presents 3/7 post TKR with sudden onset SOB:
Please state your diagnosis and management of this patient
ECG of the week 29/1/2025
An 86yr male presents with syncope and melena. Hb 76. His ECG is below:
What is the Rythm? What is you management plan for this patient?
ECG of the Week 22nd January
The following ECG is from a young male who has presented with intermittent palpitations. He has no significant medical history.
What further history would you elicit from this patient?
Interpret his ECG and outline your management.
ECG of the Week – 15th January
The following ECG is from a 60-year-old male who has presented with 5 days of central chest pain and epigastric pain which radiates between his shoulder blades.
His observations demonstrate a mild tachypnoea and 2L nasal prong oxygen requirement.
Describe and interpret his ECG. Outline your management of this patient.
ECG of the week 18/12/24
This week our case involves complications around elective cardioversion. The following are rhythm strips for a DCCV involving a 150J shock and a second 200J shock
What is your management of this patient?
What potential complications should you discuss with a patient when consenting for DCCV?