STEMI’s and Equivalents
Here’s a great run through of the ST segment: causes and concerns for the changes we can see.
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/st-segment/
Tako Tsubo or ‘Apical ballooning Syndrome’ isn’t as rare as you might think. This is a diagnosis for the Cath Lab and the Echo tech. It has all the Hallmarks of an acute infarct as it comes through our doors.
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/what-is-takotsubo/
The first sessions from EMCRIT with the ECG Wizard Dr Steve Smith:
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/phd-in-ekg/
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/left-bundle-branch-block/
Who should go to the Cath Lab?
Here’s some more Cardiac Gold from Weingart and Dr Smith
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/who-needs-acute-pci/
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/who-needs-an-acute-pci-ii/
http://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Who-to-PCI-by-Smith-and-Weingart.pdf
Syncope or just a ‘pre-syncope’?
We see patients with syncope or ‘pre-syncope’ every day. But don’t be reassured by the ‘almost passed out’ description in the history. We should be considering the ‘pre-syncopes’ and the ‘syncopes’ with the same concern.
http://cjem-online.ca/v15/s1/adverse-outcomes-in-ed-presyncope-patients-a-prospective-cohort-study
ECGs of Sudden Death
A quick video by EMRAP TV to get you started
http://www.emrap.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2206&catid=34:emrap&Itemid=60
And a quick Q and A on ‘Risky Rhythms’ from LITFL:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-exigency-003/
Now down to the specifics.
WPW, Brugada, Long Qt, HCM, Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
WPW:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/pre-excitation-syndromes/
Brugada Syndrome:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/brugada-syndrome/
QT Abnormalities:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/basics/qt_interval/
HCM:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/hcm/
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricluar Cardiomyopathy:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/basics/arrhythmogenic-right-ventricular-cardiomyopathy/
And for all things ECG Related, there’s no finer site than Dr Steve Smith’s EKG Blog. Seriously. It’ll take you so far down the Rabbit Hole you’ll think you’ll never see daylight again.
http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.co.nz/