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Brugada, Cardiology, ECG, ECG Cases, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, hyperkalemia, LBBB, LVH, Medical Specialty, occlusion MI, pericarditis, STEMI
ECG Cases 17 – ST ELEVATIONS mnemonic and Occlusion MI
In this ECG Cases blog we look at 10 patients who presented with ST elevation, and review the differential diagnosis of ST elevation using the ELEVATIONS mnemonic. Which had occlusion...
Jesse McLaren | January 12, 2021
Brugada, Cardiology, ECG, ECG Cases, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, hyperkalemia, LBBB, LVH, Medical Specialty, occlusion MI, pericarditis, STEMI
ECG Cases 17 – ST ELEVATIONS mnemonic and Occlusion MI
In this ECG Cases blog we look at 10 patients who presented with ST elevation, and review the differential diagnosis of ST elevation using the ELEVATIONS mnemonic. Which had occlusion...
Jesse McLaren | January 12, 2021
cantholysis, Cardiology, cooling, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, hyperthermia, ice water bath, lateral canthotomy, LBBB, malignant otitis externa, Medical Specialty, occlusion MI, Ophthalmology, orbital compartment syndrome, otitis externa, prone chest compressions, prone CPR, RBBB, retrobulbar hematoma, STEMI, Toxicology
EM Quick Hits 24 Lateral Canthotomy, Cannabis Poisoning, Hyperthermia, Malignant Otitis Externa, BBB in Occlusion MI, Prone CPR
In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Anand Swaminathan on lateral canthotomy, Emily Austin on pediatric cannabis poisoning, Reuben Strayer on an approach to hyperthermia, Brit Long on diagnosis and...
Anton Helman | December 8, 2020
cantholysis, Cardiology, cooling, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, hyperthermia, ice water bath, lateral canthotomy, LBBB, malignant otitis externa, Medical Specialty, occlusion MI, Ophthalmology, orbital compartment syndrome, otitis externa, prone chest compressions, prone CPR, RBBB, retrobulbar hematoma, STEMI, Toxicology
EM Quick Hits 24 Lateral Canthotomy, Cannabis Poisoning, Hyperthermia, Malignant Otitis Externa, BBB in Occlusion MI, Prone CPR
In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Anand Swaminathan on lateral canthotomy, Emily Austin on pediatric cannabis poisoning, Reuben Strayer on an approach to hyperthermia, Brit Long on diagnosis and...
Anton Helman | December 8, 2020
Cardiology, ECG, ECG Cases, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, LBBB, Medical Specialty, occlusion MI, Sgarbosa criteria, STEMI
ECG Cases 11: LBBB + Occlusion MI
In ECG Cases 11 - LBBB + Occlusion MI Jesse McLaren runs through 5 patients who present with potentially ischemic symptoms and LBBB and explains the evolution of decision making...
Jesse McLaren | July 13, 2020
Cardiology, ECG, ECG Cases, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, LBBB, Medical Specialty, occlusion MI, Sgarbosa criteria, STEMI
ECG Cases 11: LBBB + Occlusion MI
In ECG Cases 11 - LBBB + Occlusion MI Jesse McLaren runs through 5 patients who present with potentially ischemic symptoms and LBBB and explains the evolution of decision making...
Jesse McLaren | July 13, 2020
ECG, LBBB, Left Bundle Branch Block, STEMI, Uncategorized
REBEL ECG of the Week 7
89 year old male with PMH of hypertension, stage 3 chronic kidney disease with chief complaint of shortness of breath. Several days ago patient had a laminectomy for radicular...
Marco Torres | June 9, 2014
Amal Mattu, Cardiology, Conference, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, head impulse test, HINTS exam, LBBB, Neurology, NYGH EM Update, Sgarbosa, STEMI, Stuart Swadron, vertigo
Episode 45: NYGH EM Update Conference 2014
This past May in Toronto, the largest and, in my opinion, best Canadian EM conference, North York General Hospital's Emergency Medicine Update Conference, attracted 'Captain Cortex' himself, Stuart Swadron, a...
Anton Helman | June 6, 2014
Amal Mattu, Cardiology, Conference, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, head impulse test, HINTS exam, LBBB, Neurology, NYGH EM Update, Sgarbosa, STEMI, Stuart Swadron, vertigo
Episode 45: NYGH EM Update Conference 2014
This past May in Toronto, the largest and, in my opinion, best Canadian EM conference, North York General Hospital's Emergency Medicine Update Conference, attracted 'Captain Cortex' himself, Stuart Swadron, a...
Anton Helman | June 6, 2014
Amal Mattu, Cardiology, Conference, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, head impulse test, HINTS exam, LBBB, Neurology, NYGH EM Update, Sgarbosa, STEMI, Stuart Swadron, vertigo
Episode 45: NYGH EM Update Conference 2014
This past May in Toronto, the largest and, in my opinion, best Canadian EM conference, North York General Hospital's Emergency Medicine Update Conference, attracted 'Captain Cortex' himself, Stuart Swadron, a...
Anton Helman | June 6, 2014
Acute Coronary Syndrome, ECG, EKG, LBBB, LBBB and ACS, Left Bundle Branch Block, Modified Sgarbossa Criteria, Sgarbossa Criteria, STEMI, Uncategorized
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria: Ready for Primetime?
The recognition of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the presence of left bundle-branch block (LBBB) remains difficult and frustrating to both emergency medicine physicians and cardiologists. According to the...
Marco Torres | December 3, 2013
Bundle Branch Block, ECG, EKG, LAFB, LBBB, Left Bundle Branch Block, LPFB, RBBB, Right Bundle Branch Block, Uncategorized
Bundle Branch Blocks: 101
Recently, I have been asked by several students at my home institution (UTHSC at San Antonio) to help them understand bundle branch blocks. This is different than some of my...
Marco Torres | November 2, 2013
ACS, Cardiology, ECG interpretation, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Eric Letovsky, LBBB, Medical Specialty, NSTEMI, risk stratification, STEMI, troponin
Episode 15 Part 1: Acute Coronary Syndromes Risk Stratification
In Part 1 of this Episode on Acute Coronary Syndromes Risk Stratification Dr. Eric Letovksy, Dr. Mark Mensour and Dr. Neil Fam discuss common pearls and pitfalls in assessing the...
Anton Helman | June 21, 2011

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