Bedside tests

Eleonora Leopardi; Nara Jones

Bedside tests

Mike Simpson

ECG – handout available

Facsimile of an ECG printout — Reproduced from Case 8 of ECG Cases 14 : Q-wave and Occlusion MI by Jesse McLaren, Emergency Medicine Cases.

Interpretation. Do not provide to student/team unless requested in consultation.
Sinus rhythm, normal axis. HR approximately 80bpm. Q waves in V2-V4. Fragmented QRS. Mild ST elevation V1-V2. Deep T wave inversion anterolateral: I, aVL, V2-V6. Impression: Prior anterior myocardial infarction with ongoing anterolateral ischaemia.

Other investigations

Investigation	Case result
Bronchoscopy	Normal
Cardiac stress test	Not indicated
Colonoscopy	Normal
ECG	See above
Fingerprick BGL/HbA1c/Lactate/Ketones	5.3mmol/L
Gastroscopy	Normal
Liver biopsy	Normal
Lumbar puncture	Normal
Oesophageal manometry	Normal
Rapid Covid Antigen Test	Negative
Rapid Strep Test	Normal
Spirometry/Lung Function Tests	Normal
Urine Dipstick	Normal
Urine Pregnancy Test	Not indicated
Vital signs report (HR, RR, BP, SatO2, Temperature)	Findings reported in Physical Exam

Additional bedside interventions not indicated.

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ECG – handout available

Other investigations

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