Core EKGs

Acute Chest Pain? Spill the “T”

HPI: A 62-year-old male with a history of Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary Artery Disease with stents, Pulmonary Embolism on Eliquis, presents with sudden onset, severe, mid-sternal chest pain that started 15 minutes prior to arrival. He arrived initially with diaphoresis and pallor …

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Postpartum Acute ST Elevation

HPI: A 32-year-old G3P3 female, 5 days status-post cesarean-section, is brought in by EMS to the emergency room for chest pain and dizziness. An hour prior to arrival she was resting on the couch when she suddenly developed chest pain and …

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Wide Complex Tachycardia

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HPI: A 41-year-old male presents to the ED with constant palpitations for one day. The patient's medical history is notable for a congenital bicuspid aortic valve, four months post aortic valve replacement with a post-surgical ejection fraction of 30%. The following …

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