Sat.Mar 22, 2025

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ECG Blog #474 — "Please Believe Me & My ECGs"

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG in Figure-1 is from a man in his 60s who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) for new-onset CP ( C hest P ain ). The patient reported intermittent CP for the past 2-3 days prior to this episode. Tonight's epsiode began ~1 hour prior to arrival in the ED. His CP severity =10/10 at the time the ECG in Figure-1 was recorded. QUESTION: In view of the above history: How would you interpret the initial ECG in Figure-1 ?

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Intermediate PE Interventions | Tube In The Pharynx For CICO

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The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 17-21, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed : In a RCT of 550 patients with intermediate-risk PE, those who received large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT) were less likely to suffer clinical decompensation than those who received catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT).