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 it immediately.
Alternatively, you can email your thoughts and analysis to comms@scst.org.uk
Dr Richleys ECG of the Month – August 2022
Once again, I don’t have any clinical information but how would you describe and interpret this ECG? It’s probably unreasonable for you to be expected to make a definite diagnosis but based on what you can see, what are the most likely possibilities? The Answer This...
Dr Richleys ECG of the Month – July 2022
I don’t have any clinical details but this month’s ECG is an exercise in rhythm analysis. What exactly do you think is going on here? I’ve numbered the QRS complexes to facilitate discussion. The Answer It might be tempting after glancing at this one to say that it...
Dr Richleys ECG of the Month – June 2022
Something a bit different this month. An emergency ambulance was despatched to the home of a 50-year-old morbidly obese male who was complaining of severe, crushing chest pain that had started 30 minutes earlier while he has eating. There were no other symptoms. BP...
Dr Dave Richleys ECG of the Month – May 2022
This month’s ECG was recorded from a 42-year old male who was complaining of gradually increasing exertional dyspnoea over several months. He was also experiencing breathlessness when lying flat. He had not had any chest pain. Physical examination revealed swollen...
Dr Dave Richleys ECG of the Month – April 2022
Something a bit different this month: two 3-lead extracts (A and B) from an ambulatory ECG recording. I have numbered the beats in each strip to facilitate discussion. I’m afraid I don’t have any clinical details but my question is a simple one: what on earth is going...
Dr Dave Richleys ECG of the Month – March 2022
This month’s ECG was recorded from a 33-year old female who had been complaining of palpitations. Physical examination revealed no abnormalities and there was no history of heart or pulmonary disease. Is the ECG normal? If not, what are the abnormalities and what...