A baffling case of apparent brain death… Can you work out what has happened?
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Ed Burns is an Emergency Medicine Registrar, originally from England, but now based in Western Australia. A self-described ECG nerd, Ed is the force behind the ECG library and ECG Exigency series - Read Posts + Edward Burns | Contact
ECG ST Segment evaluation
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A Fumbling, Mumbling Mess!
December 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
A puzzling case of drug-induced delirium. Can you solve the mystery?
Paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity
December 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
A case of paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity with a discussion of the Schiodt scoring system for predicting paracetamol-induced liver failure.
Massive Propranolol Overdose
November 27, 2011 By 7 Comments
A 27-year old female presents to ED one hour after swallowing 70 x 40mg propranolol tablets (= 2.8 grams) with suicidal intent. At the time of assessment she is drowsy (GCS 13) with a heart rate of 46 bpm. Fifteen minutes earlier she had been awake and able to give a history to paramedics… You need to act fast to save this patient. Are you up to the challenge?
Shock, syncope, sweating… and severe chest pain!
November 3, 2011 By 7 Comments
A 67-year old male is brought to hospital by ambulance with severe chest pain, sweating, vomiting and syncope. There is something deeply worrying on his ECG… Can you make the diagnosis that will save his life?
Right Ventricular Infarction
September 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here’s another volume from LITFL’s ever growing ECG Library — all you need to know about the ECG diagnosis of right ventricular infarction.
Posterior Myocardial infarction
September 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Metabolic Mayhem
March 10, 2011 By 5 Comments
Two quick ECG problems for you this week. See if you can spot the common thread.
Post-op Pacing Puzzler
February 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
Night shift in the surgical ICU and one of your post-op cardiac patients is showing some worrying rhythms on their ECG monitor. Can you diagnose the problem and keep them alive until the morning?
