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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. En route, EMS administered aspirin 325mg by mouth, but withheld nitroglycerin due to initial hypotension. Answer below in the still shot.

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Diagnostics: Intractable Hiccups

Taming the SRU

Prolonged hiccups can also cause a myriad of negative health consequences including sleep deprivation, exhaustion, malnutrition, dehydration, and depression. He is a graduate from the UC EM residency, class of 2023. The physiology, etiology, and evaluation/management strategy of intractable hiccups remains poorly understood.

Stroke 86