A 30-year-old woman presents with one hour of chest discomfort and palpitations. On arrival she is borderline but not frankly unstable. The 12-lead shows a fast rhythm that appears wide…
Key Points High-risk STEMI morphology caused by fusion of the terminal QRS, J point, ST segment, and T wave into a single “triangular” deflection. Often massive apparent STE with loss…
A 40-year-old man presents with chest discomfort and shortness of breath. He’s ashen, diaphoretic, and hypotensive at 90/45. The ECG monitor shows a wide-complex regular tachycardia at 135 bpm concerning…
It’s safe to assume that board exams will test your ability to diagnose and manage wide complex tachyarrhythmias. Here is a challenging wide complex rhythm in a patient with palpitations…
A 73-year-old woman with PMHx of HTN, DM, HLD presents to the emergency department with 2 days of vomiting, malaise, and indigestion with chest discomfort. The following ECG is obtained:
A 30-year-old woman calls 911 for chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and a rapid heart rate. On arrival, medics find her tachycardic and tachypneic with a normal blood pressure. The…