A 23yr presents following a syncope, he denies chest pain. The following ECG is taken:
What does this ECG demonstrate?
What are the important differential diagnoses in a young adult with syncope?
Category Archives: ECG of the Week
ECG of the week 27th November
The following ECG is from a 62-year-old man who presented following an MVA. He has collided with a tree at 80km/hr with impact to his anterior chest wall on the steering wheel and significant cabin intrusion requiring extrication.
He is complaining of central chest pain and dyspnoea and is unable to recount how the accident occurred. He is hemodynamically stable.
His ECG is performed:
Describe and interpret his ECG. How will you manage this patient?
ECG of the Week 20 Nov 24
A 60yr old female presents to ED with 3hrs of pleuritic chest pain radiating to the back associated with diaphoresis. What two features can be seen on her ECG?
What management should we initiate for this patient?
ECG of the Week 30 Oct 24
Today’s ECG is a 45yr male who presents to ED with a 12hr history of epigastric pain and diaphoresis. He is an ex smoker, no other cardiac risk factors.
His observations are HR 65 BP 110/70 RR19 Sp02 99% RA
His ECG is shown:
What can be seen on this ECG? What disposition, further investigations, and management would be appropriate for this patient?
ECG 16 October
An 80yr male presents with 2 weeks increasing shortness of breath, he has a history of CABG. What can be seen on the ECG:
If these were new findings what might you be concerned about?
ECG of the Week – 16th October 2024
The following ECG is from a 19-year-old female who has presented following a syncopal episode.
What further information on history would you obtain?
What is your interpretation of the ECG.
ECG of the Week 9 Oct 24
An 8yr old female presents with heart palpitations, she is hemodynamically stable and talking to you. Her ECG is shown:
What is the management for this pediatric patient?
She receives some treatment for her condition and her subsequent ECG is below:
Her mother asks you if this is likely to happen again, and what she can do about it? What is your advice to the mother?
ECG of the Week
47yr female presents with 2 day history of right infra-scapula pain. In ED has right sided pleuritic chest pain and is diaphoretic. No PMH or cardiac risk factors
Please interpret the ECG and detail your management of this patient:
ECG of the week
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This week’s case is of a 37yr male who came into ED with 2 weeks progressive SOB which has not responded to oral antibiotics, this morning he had an episode of presyncope and who subsequently developed palpitations while in the department.
The following ECG was recorded, describe and interpret the ECG and consider possible differential diagnoses for this patient:
ECG of the Week – 28th August
The following ECG is from a 35-year-old man who has presented with exertional dyspnoea and presyncope. He has no chest pain. He has a history of congenital heart disease which was operatively repaired in childhood.
His GCS is 15, BP 135/78, RR 16, Sats 99% RA.
Describe and interpret his ECG.
