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County Coronaries: Considering Cook County ECG Cases
Case:
A 55YO man with history of hypertension and lung cancer presents after an episode of syncope. Patient states he has been feeling a bit lightheaded intermittently over the past week and reports some diarrhea.
His initial ECG is shown:
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County Coronaries: Considering Cook County ECG Cases
46 YO M without PMHx presents with burning chest pain. After eating three bananas today, he had some generalized itching with associated throat and chest tightness and one episode of emesis. The patient’s initial ECG is shown…
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The Weekly Cheese, a short informative literature review for the EM Doc
Title: Mehilli J, Presbitero P. Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome in women. Heart 2020;106:487-492.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315555
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