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?
Category Archives: Advanced EM Cases
Imaging Case of the Week 609
The ankle images are from a patient who has sustained a twisting injury to their ankle. What can be seen? Continue reading
Imaging Case of the Week 608
The following chest x-ray is from an elderly patient with cough & dyspnoea. What radiological sign can be seen and what does it signify? Continue reading
Lab case 452
17-year-old boy with wrist fracture. This patient became blue during manipulation of the fracture under bier’s block anaesthetic effect.
Arterial blood gas was performed and it showed the following:
PH = 7.30
PCO2 = 28 mmHg
Lab case 451 interpretation
This VBG was from a young girl with sever gastroenteritis (Vomiting and diarrhoea) for 3 days.
PH = 7.52, that is moderate alkalaemia.
pCO2 = 21 mmHg. So, we have respiratory alkalosis.
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?
Imaging Case of the Week 607
This chest x-ray is from a 23-year-old with right shoulder tip pain. What can be seen? Continue reading
Imaging case of the week – 16th October 2024
The following axial CT is from a 60-year-old lady who has had a witnessed collapse.
Provide your interpretation and diagnosis. What grading systems can be used to quantify the severity of this illness?
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.
