Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolff?
A 61 year old male walks up to the triage desk complaining of a funny feeling in his chest. He has had similar milder episodes in the past and has been investigated by his GP with no firm diagnosis being…
Category Cardiology
Sinus Node Dysfunction (Sick Sinus Syndrome)
Sick Sinus Syndrome. Characterized by abnormal sinus node functioning with resultant bradycardia and cardiac insufficiency.
Right Ventricular Infarction
A review of the ECG features of right ventricular infarction with some useful tips on how to diagnose this important condition
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH)
Electrocardiographic Features of Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH) RAD; dominant R wave (V1) S wave (V5) and more
Myocarditis
A review of the ECG features of myocarditis - Myocardial inflammation in the absence of ischaemia. Life in the Fast Lane LITFL ECG Library
Ventricular Escape Rhythm
Ventricular Escape Rhythm. Ventricular rhythm with rate of 20-40 bpm.QRS complexes are broad (≥ 120 ms) +/- LBBB or RBBB morphology
Biventricular Hypertrophy
A review of the ECG features of biventricular hypertrophy (BVH) with LVH and RVH or the Katz-Wachtel phenomenon LITFL ECG Library
Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia (BVT)
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT) is a rare ventricular dysrhythmia characterised by a beat-to-beat alternation of the frontal QRS axis
Benign Early Repolarisation
ECG changes of benign early repolarisation (BER, J-point elevation, high take-off). Tips to distinguish BER from acute pericarditis
Hypercyanotic Episodes in the Newborn
A baby with Tetralogy of Fallot presents to the emergency department in respiratory distress and is 'turning blue'. What will you do?
EMI 002 Diagnosis Wenckebach
Diagnosis Wenckebach - audio, visual and kinaesthetic learning modalities within a contextual setting is an effective educational ploy.
PE: Pain, Puzzles and PERC
Insights from the podcast PE/ PERC wars that are raging on the web as a result of the clash of two New York titans on EMCrit...