Key Points Wide Complex Tachycardias (WCT): When encountering a wide complex (QRS > 120ms) tachycardia with regular rhythm, the initial assumption should be ventricular tachycardia (VT) until proven otherwise. VT…
An elderly woman with a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease presents to the ED with hip pain after a fall. Her blood pressure and mental status…
A 61-year-old male is brought to the ED with acute substernal chest pain and diaphoresis. The following ECG is obtained:
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 72-year-old woman is brought into the emergency department by family for confusion. She has a history of abdominal hernia repair with subsequent complications, including an exploratory laparotomy for an…
A 41-year-old female is brought into the ED by EMS unresponsive with unknown past medical history. She is found to be febrile, normotensive (126/78), tachycardic (120s-150s), tachypneic (30s with a…