ECG Case 087
36yr old male presented to the Emergency Department with a non-cardiac issue but an ECG was performed due to a pre-existing cardiac history. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Category Medical Specialty
Macintosh laryngoscope
Macintosh laryngoscope: curved blade which allows exposure of the larynx by positioning the tip in the vallecula, anterior to the epiglottis
Edward Janeway
Edward Gamaliel Janeway (1841-1911); American physician and pathologist; Janeway lesions in endocarditis; led public health reforms
ECG Case 086
70 yr old male who presented with general lethargy and postural dizziness. He has a collapse the evening prior and recently had a diarrhoeal illness. His medications include warfarin, metoprolol, frusemide, allopurinol, colchicine and digoxin. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Spaso technique
Spaso Miljesic (1946 - ) Croatian, Nurse Specialist. Famous for the 'Spaso technique' for the reduction of shoulder dislocations described in 1998.
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
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