Awake in VF
Awake in VF. Inferior OMI complicated by refractory ventricular fibrillation, CPR-induced consciousness, stellate ganglion block and successful PCI.
Tag ECG Exigency
Diagnosis, Wenckebach Squared?
Find out the solution to LITFL's most recent ECG Exigency, is the diagnosis Wenckebach? Wenckebach AV block SA block
Diagnosis, Wenckebach?
Can you spot the "deliberate" mistake and solve the puzzle of this unusual ECG tracing? Wenckebach AV block SA block
ROSC, hypotension and an ECG exigency
A patient has had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but thanks to great prehospital care has achieved ROSC. What does the ECG show? What do you need to do next?
Pacemaker Panic #2
An ECG case of pacemaker failure. Can you guess the underlying cause of the Pacemaker Panic?
Winter is Coming
A case of anterior MI presenting with De Winter T waves. Learn to recognise this sign of critical LAD stenosis on the ECG...
Another Widow Maker
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
Shock, syncope and severe chest pain
A 67-year old male is brought to hospital by ambulance with severe chest pain, sweating, vomiting and syncope. LMCA Occlusion
VT or not VT
"VT or not VT? That is the question..." you muse. Then your patient Bill says "A shock, a shock, my kingdom for a shock"...
Metabolic Mayhem
Two quick ECG problems for you this week. See if you can spot the common thread. This potassium with hyperkalemia, hypokalaemia
Post-op Pacing Puzzler
Nightshift, ICU and one of your post-op cardiac patients is showing some worrying Post-op Pacing Puzzler Possible Wenckebach Mobitz 1
Troubling Tachycardia
An ECG case of Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia focusing on two main causes: digoxin toxicity & catecholaminergic polymorphic VT - CPVT