Question of the Week #490

490. An 18-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department for evaluation of chest pressure for an hour. The pain is radiating to his jaw. On examination, he is diaphoretic, and he complains of nausea. Past medical history is unremarkable. Urine reveals positive benzolegonine. Below is his ECG. What is the most likely cause of the patient’s symptoms?

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A. Early repolarization

B. Ischemia

C. Cocaine induced myocardial infarction

D. Atrial fibrillation

E. Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome

5 Responses

  1. B

  2. C. Benzoylecgonine is the major metabolite of cocaine metabolism. This patient has cocaine-induce cardiac ischemia.

  3. C

  4. cocaine induced…i think so..

  5. c

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