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38-year-old male with left arm pain, shortness of breath, and dizziness. BP 105/60. We are five minutes from your tertiary centre.
38-year-old male with left arm pain, shortness of breath, and dizziness. BP 105/60. We are five minutes from your tertiary centre.
81-year-old female with three hours of central, crushing chest pain. Background of hypertension, heavy smoker.
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84 year-old woman from home with central chest pain following a fall. Background of hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes to your tertiary centre.
62 year-old woman with two hours of central crushing chest pain. Smoker, hypertension. ETA 30 minutes.
45 year-old man with two hours of central chest pain. Smoker, significant family history of IHD. ETA 20 minutes.
86 year-old woman with two hours of dull chest pain and dizziness. Ex-smoker with hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes.
58 year-old man with one week of pleuritic chest pain and SOB. Background of previous pericarditis. ETA 30 minutes.
Further reading
46-year-old male with one hour of central crushing chest pain. Background of hypertension, morbidly obese and a heavy smoker.
EM attendings are generally faster and more accurate at ECG interpretation than residents and medical students. But how are they able to process this information so much quicker while maintaining accuracy?
Part five of a 5 part lecture series on ECG/EKG Interpretation with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang.