ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge: What Caused This Man's Atrial Arrhythmia? A 77-year-old hypertensive man has atrial fibrillation, but his ECG patterns reveal more about the arrythmia.
Clinical Case, September 27, 2021
ECG Challenge: Fast Heart Rate in Patient With RA Although her rheumatoid arthritis is under control, this woman's heart rate is elevated. What does her ECG show?
Clinical Case, August 23, 2021
ECG Challenge: Irregular Rhythms After Head Trauma After a traumatic brain injury, a man's telemetry shows pauses in his heart rhythm. What does the ECG reveal?
Clinical Case, August 04, 2021
ECG Challenge: Abnormal Telemetry Before Cholecystectomy A woman's telemetry unit goes haywire the night before her gallbladder removal. What's going on?
Clinical Case, June 28, 2021
ECG Challenge: Lightheadedness and Slow, Irregular Pulse A middle-aged man with CAD visits the emergency department with lightheadedness, and his pulse is slow and slightly irregular. What does his ECG show?
Clinical Case, June 17, 2021
ECG Challenge: What Triggered AF Patient's Shortness of Breath? A patient with atrial fibrillation visits the emergency department with lightheadedness and shortness of breath. What clues can be found in his ECG?
Clinical Case, April 22, 2021
ECG Challenge: Hypotension in a Cardiomyopathy Patient A 69-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath and hypotension, with tests revealing pulmonary edema and acute renal insufficiency. What does the ECG show?
Clinical Case, March 23, 2021
ECG Challenge: Routine Check-up Reveals Cardiac Abnormalities A 35-year-old man with hypertension says he feels fine, but he has S1 heart sounds and cannon A waves during a routine exam. What does his ECG show?
Clinical Case, March 01, 2021
ECG Challenge: Did COPD Cause This Man's Irregular Heart Rate? A middle-aged COPD patient is intubated after experiencing respiratory distress and is found to have an irregular heartbeat. What does his ECG show?
Clinical Case, January 25, 2021
ECG Challenge: 'I'm Having Trouble Breathing' A man taking amiodarone for his atrial fibrillation feels increasingly short of breath and visits the emergency department. What's the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, January 04, 2021
ECG Challenge: Irregular Pulse on Routine Exam A woman with a history of hypertension has a slightly irregular pulse during her checkup. What do her ECG patterns show?
Clinical Case, November 19, 2020
ECG Challenge: Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea in Heart Disease Patient A man with hypertension and coronary artery disease presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain and diarrhea. What does his ECG show?
Clinical Case, October 22, 2020
ECG Challenge: Lightheadedness in the ED An older man with a history of hypertension and heart disease visits the ED with lightheadedness and a slow pulse. What's going on?
Clinical Case, September 22, 2020
ECG Challenge: Intense Chest Pain and Irregular Pulse A 64-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction has an episode of stabbing chest pain. What does his ECG reveal?
Clinical Case, August 20, 2020
Emergency in a Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patient A 76-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy has a rapid heart rate associated with hypotension. What does her ECG show?
Clinical Case, June 18, 2020
ECG Challenge: Tennis Player With an Irregular Pulse An active 45-year-old visits his physician for a routine exam and is found to have an irregular pulse. What does an ECG reveal in this otherwise healthy man?
Clinical Case, May 18, 2020
ECG Challenge: Heart Racing and Short of Breath A man with history of irregular heartbeat visits his doctor with heart racing and shortness of breath for the past several days. What's in his ECG?
Clinical Case, April 20, 2020
Which Part of the Heart Is Infarcted? Take a minute to assess this ECG tracing and decide for yourself.
Clinical Case, July 25, 2020
The Cause of the Pause (III) What is the cause of the pause shown in the tracing?
Clinical Case, July 25, 2020
The Cause of the Pause (I) What is the cause of the pause?
Clinical Case, July 25, 2020

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