ED EMR STEMI 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
He is interested and experienced in healthcare informatics, previously worked with ED-directed EMR design, and is involved in the New York City Health and Hospitals Healthcare Administration Scholars Program (HASP). She arrives in the emergency department (ED) with decreased level of consciousness and shock.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
By Smith, peer-reviewed by Interventional Cardiologist Emre Aslanger Submitted by anonymous A 53 y.o. male presents to the ED at 6:45 AM with left sided chest dull pressure that woke him up from sleep at 3am. He arrived to the ED at around 6:45am, and stated the pain has persisted. The pain radiated to both shoulders.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 1, 2024
This was contributed by Co-editor Emre Aslanger, an interventional cardiologist in Turkey. This 65-year old male patient with severe underlying coronary disease presented to the ED after receiving several ICD shocks. That was also my initial concern. No "baseline" ECG is available for comparison.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 11, 2021
The patient was brought to the ED as a possible Code STEMI and was seen directly by cardiology. Below is the first ED ECG, labeled LBBB by the machine. Similarly, STEMI guidelines call for urgent angiography for refractory ischemia or electrical/hemodynamic instability, regardless of ECG findings.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
STEMI MINOCA versus NSTEMI MINOCA STEMI occurs in the presence of transmural ischaemia due to transient or persistent complete occlusion of the infarct-related coronary artery. This has resulted in an under-representation of STEMI MINOCA patients in the literature. From Gue at al. Circulation. 2017;135(16):1490–3.
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