About the “ECG of the month”
Every month we’ll post an ECG trace that we invite you to “diagnose”. Click on the ECG trace image and then you submit your explanation by making a comment on the post. Your comment won’t appear until it has been approved so don’t worry if you don’t see not immediately.
Alternatively, you can email your thoughts and analysis to comms@scst.org.uk
Dr Dave Richley’s ECG of the Month – November 2020
This ECG was recorded from an essentially asymptomatic 55-year old male after his GP noticed that he was bradycardic during a routine check-up. He had no family history of note, was not taking any medication and his blood pressure was 130/90 mm Hg. Does the ECG...
Dr Dave Richley’s ECG of the Month – October 2020
I don’t have any information about the patient, but can you provide a full description of the rhythm on this 3-lead recording?
Dr Dave Richley’s ECG of the Month – September 2020
This ECG was recorded from an 87-year old male with a dual chamber pacemaker. What exactly might be going on here? I don’t have a definitive ‘correct’ answer, but it would be interesting to know what people think. Dr Dave Richley
Dr Dave Richley’s ECG of the Month – August 2020
This ECG was recorded from a 44-year old female after she had complained to her GP about occasional light-headedness. Is there anything to be concerned about here? Dr Dave Richley, Associate Lecturer, Newcastle University
Dr Dave Richley’s ECG of the Month – July 2020
Let’s start this new feature with the challenge of a slightly tricky arrhythmia. See if you can describe fully what’s happening here. Warning: it’s very unlikely that a simple 3 or 4 word description will suffice! Tell us what you think it is in the comments section...
ECG Of The Month – June 2020
Take a look at this trace and submit your explanation / diagnostic via the comments section or to Duncan Sleeman at comms@scst.org.uk [Congratulations to James Bongart - Trainee Cardiac Physiologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. He correctly...