the case.
a 66 year old male is referred to your ED with recurrent bouts of dizziness over the past 2-3 weeks. [Read more…]
peas in a pod….
the case.
an 81 year old male is referred by his GP for ongoing tachycardia & progressive hypotension. He has been gradually taken off his antihypertensives (telmisartan & prazosin) over the past 2-3 weeks as his BP has consistently been 80-90mmHg systolic. [Read more…]
sequential sinister sightings…
the case.
a 68 year old male presents to ED with left-sided pleuritic chest pain & shortness of breath. He is tachycardic, but normotensive (142 systolic) with room air saturations of 93%. [Read more…]
Quick Case #06
the case.
76 year old male presents to ED with 2 hours of retrosternal chest pain. He is clammy, diaphoretic & looks miserable.
to the bedside…
the case.
a 34 year old female presents to ED with palpitations and chest pain.
You are handed her ECG prior to reviewing or speaking to the patient…. [Read more…]
shock and awe…
the case.
Previously well 64 year male presents to ED with 90 minutes of retrosternal chest pain after riding his bike.
This is his ECG…. [Read more…]