Dr Ed Burns

Emergency Physician in Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine in Sydney, Australia. He has a passion for ECG interpretation and medical education.

Diagnosis, Wenckebach Squared?

by Dr Ed Burns, last update September 8, 2019

Find out the solution to LITFL’s most recent ECG Exigency, is the diagnosis Wenckebach? Wenckebach AV block SA block

by Dr Ed Burns, last update September 8, 2019

Can you spot the “deliberate” mistake and solve the puzzle of this unusual ECG tracing? Wenckebach AV block SA block

by Dr Ed Burns, last update June 10, 2019

Jersey Finger. Avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon from the base of the distal phalanx.

by Dr Ed Burns, last update June 11, 2019

Rupture / avulsion of the distal extensor mechanism of the finger, resulting in an inability to extend the distal phalanx at the DIP joint.

by Dr Ed Burns, last update September 8, 2019

An ECG case of pacemaker failure. Can you guess the underlying cause of the Pacemaker Panic?

by Dr Ed Burns, last update September 8, 2019

A case of anterior MI presenting with De Winter T waves. Learn to recognise this sign of critical LAD stenosis on the ECG…

by Dr Ed Burns, last update September 8, 2019

A 55 year old man presents with a good chest pain story that makes you nervous. A review of ST elevation in aVR and LMCA Stenosis

by Dr Ed Burns, last update September 8, 2019

A 67-year old male is brought to hospital by ambulance with severe chest pain, sweating, vomiting and syncope. LMCA Occlusion