One Hour Lecture: Supraventricular Tachycardias (including ED management of atrial fibrillation)
This is a lecture on ED diagnosis and management of supraventricular tachycardias: Sinus Tach Paroxysmal SVT Atrial Fibrillation Atrial…
A Very Wide Complex Tachycardia. What is the Rhythm? Use Lewis Leads!!
A patient with a history of severely reduced left ventricular function, renal insufficiency and atrial fibrillation presented with slight…
Atrial Flutter with Inferior STEMI?
A 40-something year old male presented with tachycardia. Computer analysis: Atrial Flutter with Inferior ST Elevation MI. The computer (and…
Acute Severe Pulmonary Edema: What is the Diagnosis?
Here is an interesting case just presented in a conference today. Thanks to Dr. Simegn, Asinger, Davies, and Bart for their input. A 69…
What is the Diagnosis?
This 65 year old woman presented in cardiogenic shock: Some will find this easy (if so, sorry!), but some might be confused. See below.…
Atrial Flutter Mimicking ST Depression
A 65 year old presented with altered mental status and had an intracranial bleed: One could be fooled into thinking this is sinus tachycardia…
Tachycardia with Pericardial Effusion
A 52 year old man with a history of atrial fibrillation and prosthetic mitral valve replacement just 11 weeks prior presented with a complaint…
Respiratory Failure, Heart Failure, and Narrow Complex Tachycardia
A 60 yo female presented by ambulance in resp distress, requiring noninvasive ventilatory support. She had pulmonary edema and was near…
What is the rhythm? Answer at the bottom.
An elderly woman presented with abdominal pain. Here is her ECG: This is easily mistaken for atrial flutter because the waves have a…