Catch Me If You Can: ECG Artifacts

An 83-year-old female with prior stroke and hypertension presented to the emergency department with right arm pain following a mechanical fall. She denies any associated prodromal symptoms, presyncope, or syncope. On admission, she was afebrile with a regular heart rate of 86 beats per minute, elevated blood pressure (190/87 mm Hg), and 96% oxygen saturation on room air. A physical examination was notable for a right humerus fracture, confirmed on the right arm X-ray.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - September 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Golda Harvatin, Jalaj Garg, Dmitry Abramov, Diane Tran, Purvi Parwani Tags: ECG Image of the Month Source Type: research