Understanding the Oxygen Dissociation Curve
What is the oxygen dissociation curve? The oxygen dissociation curve is a graph that plots the proportion of haemoglobin in its...
Normal 12-Lead ECG
This ECG is nearly completely normal. We say "nearly" because there are VERY subtle changes which may or may not be chronic. ...
Wide-complex Tachycardia: Ventricular Tachycardia
This ECG is from a man who was experiencing palpitations and light-headedness with near-syncope. On first look, you will see a...
Wide Complex Bradycardia in Digitalis Toxic Patient
This ECG is from a female patient who presented with weakness. Her labs revealed digitalis toxicity and hyperkalemia. Actual lab values...
Protocol d’atenció inicial al pacient amb lesió medul·lar aguda traumàtica
Tipus de lesions vertebrals El coll té més mobilitat espontània i, per tant, tolera una certa angulació moderada, de manera que la regió...
Deep, Symmetrical T Wave Inversions
This ECG is from a 50-year-old man with chest pain. Unfortunately, we don’t have any other clinical information. This tracing is a...
Atrial Flutter
This nice example of atrial flutter offers many teaching opportunities. "Sawtooth" flutter waves are readily visible in Leads II, III,...
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Here is a good example of an ECG showing the signs of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome during normal sinus rhythm. WPW is one of the...
ECG Basics: Torsades Cardioverted
These two strips are from one patient who was electrically cardioverted twice in a few minutes. The original reason for the...
Left Main Coronary Artery Obstruction
Today’s ECG of the WEEK comes from Sebastian Garay, Paramedic. He presented it on his excellent website CardioCareConcepts.com, and was...
