ECG Case 085
56 yr old male who present with 2 hours of chest pain. Past history of hypertension and smoking. The ECG's were performed 15 mins apart with ongoing chest pain. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
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Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG)
Risk has also been categorised as low in those animals that are healthy and can be observed versus high risk in those that are wild, unwell or can not be observed. Human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG) is taken from the plasma…
ICE 012: 2 year old with a painful leg
A 2 year old child is brought in by her mother. The child is limping and seemingly refusing to weight bear on the right leg. The mother is a little vague about what might have happened but wonders if her daughter was injured while playing with her older siblings out in the garden this afternoon. The child objects to you touching and moving her right lower leg.
ECG Case 084
89 yr old female presents with chest pain. She has a history of 2nd degree AV block with PPM in-situ. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
ECG Case 082
10yr old boy who presented with mild wheeze and shortness of breath. Vitals signs: BP 105/60 RR 20 T 36.4 Sats 99%. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Roth spots
Roth spots: Retinal haemorrhages with white or pale centres, commonly associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis and immune complex mediated vasculitis.
ECG Case 081
A 74 yr old patient presents to the ER having suffered several episodes of chest pain over the preceding 24 hours. Describe and interpret his ECGs. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Dressler syndrome
Dressler syndrome: Fibrinous or fibrinohaemorrhagic secondary pericarditis that occurs as a result of injury to the heart or pericardium, either from myocardial infarction (MI) or cardiac surgery. Also known as post myocardial infarction syndrome
Pacemaker Panic #2
An ECG case of pacemaker failure. Can you guess the underlying cause of the Pacemaker Panic?
Brugada Syndrome
Brugada Syndrome - ECG abnormality with a high incidence of sudden death in patients with structurally normal hearts. Brugada - EKG Library
ECG Case 080
This 53 year old male presented to ED following an episode of collapse. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG Brugada
Apgar Score
APGAR scoring system is a comprehensive screening tool which should be used to assess newborns at birth. Virginia Apgar 1953