generally unwell…
The setting: Busy Saturday morning shift. Lots on the go as usual… You sit for a moment to catch up on your notes and review patient results… A nurse hands you this ECG to sign-off saying, “this lady is generally…
Category ECG
more than man-flu (part2)…
Here is the follow-up to the story of our 19 year old febrile patient….. The case continues… His CXR demonstrates the following …. Clear lung fields No pneumonia No CCF is that a ‘globular heart’ ?? This is his ECG……
supply & demand…
Case: 74 year old female is placed in the acute-area of our ED with a complaint of retrosternal chest tightness at approximately 9am. Her symptoms sound very typical for ACS. She looks clammy and pale. My colleague has placed her…
broad, fast & regular…
There are some things in medicine that I feel require a standardized approach for rapid diagnosis & management, especially in the face of an unstable patient & you have a little sweat on your brow. The following are two somewhat…