Inherited syndromes and STEMI mimics
4 cases filed under inherited syndromes and stemi mimics. Each opens on a tracing, asks what is on it, and ends with the reading worked through.
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Central chest tightness and breathlessness for two hours
Smokes fifteen a day. No regular medication and no previous cardiac history. Flew back from a conference in Singapore three days ago. The tightness came on while he was sitting at…
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Sharp central chest pain for two days, worse lying flat
A head cold and sore throat the week before. No cardiac history. No regular medication other than the combined oral contraceptive, stopped four years ago. Ingrid Haugen walked…
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Rapid regular palpitations for two hours
No significant past medical history. Takes no regular medication. Presented to the emergency department with a two-hour history of sudden-onset palpitations. He is…
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Central chest tightness during a five-a-side football match, settled after twenty minutes
Kwabena Mensah, warehouse team leader, plays football twice a week. No cardiac history, no diabetes, no family history of sudden death. Takes no regular medication. The paramedics…
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