Wide Complex Tachycardia: Ventricular Tachycardia or Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberrancy?
Before we start, here is another popular post on wide complex tachycardia. What is the ECG rhythm diagnosis? Wide complex regular tachycardia…
Young man with syncope while riding a bike [Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)]
This 31 yo who is otherwise healthy had sudden syncope while riding a bike. He remembers looking down, then becoming dizzy,…
A Southeast Asian with Tachycardia and Hypotension after taking a dangerous herbal medication (Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia from Aconite Poisoning)
I published this case in Annals of EM 6 years ago. I figure it’s ok to put it here now after all these years, especially since one…
Chest pain, SOB, and tachycardia. What is the rhythm? Is it MI?
This was sent to me by a reader from India (Thank you, Rama Krishna). The patient presented recently (age unknown). He had a…
Wide complex tachycardias: 2 cases. What is the diagnosis and management?
This is the most widely misunderstood problem in Emergency tachydysrhythmia care. There are many textbooks and articles and preparatory…