Cardiovascular
Clinical Pearl- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
A 24 year old male presents following a syncopal episode. On cardiovascular examination you believe there is a...
The Slam Dunk ECG!
Hi all. This is a case from a few days ago. I loved it, as it was one...
Is it a FIT or a FAINT?
Patients that present with syncope can be challenging purely because syncope is a symptom, not a diagnosis. We...
The patient with SOB and chest pain
What does this ECG show? Try it before you go on. From ‘theecglibrary.com’ Let’s use the ‘ECG in...
avR – 'the little lead that could'
I was teaching ‘The ECG in 20 Seconds’ the other day and again thought about how important the...
Atrial fibrillation revealed
Well, some of you are saying, this is the secret of life. When you’ve been practicing for years, Atrial...
CHADS and HASBLED scores
We are full of ‘scoring systems’ and ways of calculating risk. Here are two important ones. If you have...
I've got rhythm
Atrial Fibrillation is one of the most common ED presentations. Currently it affects about 1% of the population...
Troponins and renal failure
One of the common occurrences is that we have raised troponins in patients with renal impairment. This sets up...