Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Written by Willy Frick A 46 year old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to urgent care with complaint of "chest burning." The following ECG was obtained. ECG 1 What do you think? The ECG shows sinus bradycardia but is otherwise normal. The following ECG was obtained around midnight.

EKG/ECG 121

EKG/ECG Burns Urgent Care Documentation/Coding 121

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

He went to urgent care and had an ECG (not available) which was interpreted as normal, and was sent home. His pain returned, and he went back to the urgent care but was sent to the ER. His ECG is shown: What do you think? Smith : at this point, the ECG becomes irrelevant. Activate the cath lab!

EKG/ECG 108

EKG/ECG Urgent Care Sepsis Wellness 108

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This ECG was texted to me with no other information, with this quote: "You will see this in the Queen of Hearts." The conventional algorithm said: SINUS RHYTHM ABNORMAL QRS-T ANGLE [QRS-T AXIS DIFFERENCE > 60] ABNORMAL ECG This was my response: "I am not certain that I agree with the queen on this one.

EKG/ECG 116

EKG/ECG Urgent Care Emergency Department Outcomes 116

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2024

He went to urgent care and had an ECG (not available) which was interpreted as normal, and was sent home. His pain returned, and he went back to the urgent care but was sent to the ER. His ECG is shown: What do you think? If this ECG looks familiar to you, you have a great memory.

Urgent Care 68

Urgent Care EKG/ECG Wellness 68