ECG: NSR @ 90 bpm, normal axis, S1Q3T3 pattern BACKGROUND S1Q3T3 was first described in 1935 in JAMA by Drs. McGinn & White They report a case series of 9 patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and “acute cor pulmonale” and the ECG findings in 7 of those patients. 5 Read more…
It’s Sunday morning 10 am and a patient finally pops up on the whiteboard: “19 Y M, CHEST PAIN.” Your favorite. The patient is a 19 year-old man with no PMH BIBEMS with chest pain. He lifted weights yesterday, and this morning woke up with soreness in his mid chest Read more…
Shout out to Dr. Blumenberg for correctly answering December’s case! ^_^ Here’s the original ECG in question: ECG: This is a regular narrow QRS-complex rhythm with a rate of approximately 36 bpm. The lack of discernable P waves preceding the QRS complexes indicates that this is neither a sinus or Read more…
Happy holiday bloggers! The year would not be complete without one more exciting ECG for your curious minds to ponder. So without further ado, here is the case: A 71 year-old man with PMH significant for HIV on HAART, IVDU, HTN, COPD, CKD is sent from HIV clinic for bradycardia. Read more…