Incessant Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia
A male in his 50’s presented after a witnessed syncopal episode. He reported multiple syncopal events over the last 1-2 months with…
Several Wide Complex Rhythms in One Patient. Test yourself: Will You See What I Did Not See?
This time I’m going to tell you that the case is mine because the mistakes were mine. I sat down to write one narrative, but as I…
A 20-something with palpitations and dizziness. What action will you take?
I have posted on this topic before, but whenever I think that readers completely understand it, I find there are still many who do not. …
Wide Complex Tachycardia
An otherwise healthy woman in her 20’s presented with tachycardia. She had experienced palpitations and called 911. …
Wide Complex Tachycardia. What is the Diagnosis?
A man in his 40’s with a h/o coronary disease complained of sudden dizziness and chest pain. Medics found him with a high pulse,…
Wide Complex Tachycardia: what is it?
I’m going to show you this one without history. Rate is 133. There are no definite p-waves. The QRS is only 126 ms. …
Weak, SOB, “DKA”, Chest Pain, and Wide Complex Tachycardia: Is there STEMI?
This case was sent by a reader: A 60 year old man presented with “DKA,” Weakness, Dyspnea, and Chest pain with vomiting. He…
Wide Complex Tachycardia after Ingestion and Seizure
A young man presented after a prolonged seizure. He had had a fight with his girlfriend, and she thinks he ingested something, thinks it was…
Wide complex tachycardia in a 36 year old
A 36 year old male presented with palpitations. He has had these many times for many years, episodes lasting 30-60 minutes, without…
Fusion Beat During Supraventricular Tachycardia: No criterion is absolutely accurate in differentiating wide complex tachycardia
Yesterday, I posted this case of wide complex tachycardia, and some steps to help in differentiating VT from SVT with aberrancy. One step was…