Dr. Usman's Cardiology Notes

A 57 year old patient with a history of severe idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, with a transthoracic echocardiogram showing global left ventricular (LV) hypokinesis (estimated LV ejection fraction of 20%) presented in cardiology OPD for follow up, What are the ECG findings? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

67 year old male admitted with COVID 19 infection complaining of palpitations, potassium level was on lower side, co-morbids include diabetes and hypertension. What is the rhythm in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

50 year old female with no known co-morbids, admitted for lap chole, ECG was done pre-op, what does this ECG show? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

67 year old woman presented with palpitations, What are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

A young female presents with a history of palpitations and has high grade ventricular arrhythmias, what is your diagnosis? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

60 year old man presented with chest pain, labs showed elevated troponin I levels, What is your diagnosis based on this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

ECG of a 35 year old woman who survived sudden cardiac arrest and now scheduled for ICD implantation, what is your diagnosis based on this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Elderly male known case of chronic renal failure presented for follow up in renal department for opinion on hemo-dialysis, by looking at this ECG what lab abnormality would you suspect? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

A 50 year old man diagnosed case of dilated cardiomyopathy presented with dyspnea, what are the ECG findings? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Identify the labelled curves and name the pathology shown in this pressure tracing. Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

What three hemodynamic findings are seen during this coronary injection? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

76 year old woman presented with dyspnea and palpitations, what is the rhythm? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

A 55 year old woman with dyspnea diagnosed as having recurrent pulmonary emboli. What are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

22 year old female with history of a recent syncopal episode which occurred after she had been standing, What is the finding in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

58 year old male presented in emergency room unresponsive, What is the rhythm? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

90 year old female with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease (CAD) presented with CHF Exacerbation and a recent history of syncope. Medication history include dofetilide therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.What are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

77 year old male with history of syncope, what are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

80 year old man with history of coronary artery disease ( posterior wall myocardial infarction), now presented with tachycardia, What is the rhythm? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 79: 65 year old man came for preop cardiac evaluation, what are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 78: 65 year old smoker came for follow up in cardiology clinic, what is your diagnosis? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 76: 80 year old man with severe Left ventricular systolic dysfunction secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy, what are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 75: 87 year old man with palpitations and dyspnea, what are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Echocardiography clip showing Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage into coronary sinus and its connection with left atrium.

Case 73: 24 year female with this ECG, What is your diagnosis based on this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 74: 100 year old male presented to emergency room with pre-syncope, what is your diagnosis based on this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 72: 80 year old male. known case of DM and rheumatoid arthritis, presented with dyspnea and chest pain, what is the most likely diagnosis? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 71: A 65 year old smoker, known case of COPD, admitted with worsening symptoms. What are the findings in this ECG? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 70: A 90 year old man with syncope, what is your diagnosis? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 69: A 58 year old female with cardiogenic shock, what are the key findings leading to shock? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 68: A healthy 25 year old medical student with his own ECG during ECG class, what are the findings? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 67: A 90 year old man with severe calcific aortic stenosis, presented with palpitations, what are the key findings? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

  If you are just starting to learn echocardiography, you will find that learning the full echo examination protocol will be immensely useful. The full protocol will provide a solid foundation for your career in echo. I personally found that once I could execute the standard protocol flawlessly, I was able to add and refine additional echo scanning skills while deepening my understanding of the purpose of each echo image. The echo protocol illustrated in this article is the same one we currently use for all our patients in the hospital and meets or exceeds the standards of American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) for an adult echocardiography examination. The protocol presented here is meant as a guideline and does not cover every aspect (such as off axis views) of an echo examination. Also other hospitals will probably have slight variations of this protocol depending on the lab's needs, which is normal. This article's main purpose is to provide a solid foundation for ...

This echocardiography clip is showing left ventricular hypertrophy in parasternal long axis view and Four leaflets of aortic valve in parasternal short axis i.e Quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV).

Case 65: A 55 year old man presented to emergency room with severe chest pain, What is your diagnosis? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 66: A 87 year old man with palpitations, What is the rhythm? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 64: 76 year old female with dyspnea and palpitations, What is your diagnosis? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 63: A 70 year old male, smoker, admitted with acute Exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), what are the ECG findings? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 62: A 78 year old male presented to ER with pre syncope, history of MI 2 years ago, What is the rhythm? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer

Case 61: A 20 year old male presented with acute dyspnea, what is the likely diagnosis? Click the button below to view answer: Show Answer