Ken Grauer, MD
MARCH 1, 2024
I was sent the 2 ECGs shown in Figure-1 — which were recorded from an elderly man whose heart beat "has been irregular for years". No clear history for recent chest pain — but the patient "has not been well" for the previous week. QUESTIONS: How would YOU interpret these 2 ECGs? — How might ECG #2 be related to ECG #1 ?
Ken Grauer, MD
MARCH 27, 2024
I was sent the ECG in Figure-1 — with the following history: The patient is a young man in his early 20s — who presents to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) because of SOB ( S hortness O f B reath ) that had been ongoing for several hours. QUESTIONS: In view of the above history — How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ?
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Ken Grauer, MD
MAY 16, 2024
The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from an older man who had just completed dialysis — and , is now complaining of abdominal discomfort that radiates to his chest. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). How would YOU approach this case?
Ken Grauer, MD
OCTOBER 10, 2024
I was sent the ECG shown in Figure-1 — told only that the patient was a middle-aged man with septicemia. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. With practice — it should literally take no more than seconds to assess these 5 Parameters ( See ECG Blog #185 — for more on the Ps,Qs,3R Approach to rhythm interpretation ).
Ken Grauer, MD
JUNE 22, 2024
The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from a middle-aged woman with positional tachycardia and diaphoresis with change of position from suprine to sitting. Although CP ( C hest P ain ) was not a prominent symptom — ACS ( A cute C oronary S yndrome ) was suspected from the chest lead T wave inversion seen on this ECG. WHY — or Why Not?
Ken Grauer, MD
JANUARY 5, 2024
Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. KEY Clinical Point: If I was the medical provider charged with the care of the patient whose ECG is shown in Figure-1 — I would approach this tracing in the following sequential stages: I’d first establish that the patient was hemodnamically stable with this ECG and this cardiac rhythm.
Ken Grauer, MD
DECEMBER 29, 2023
QUESTION: HOW would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 — if no clinical information was provided? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). = The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained following successful resuscitation.
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