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Weekly Workout October 30, 2023
Wide Complex Tachycardias: using modified ECG leads to distinguish ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardias (VT vs. SVT)

A 60-year-old man presents to the emergency department with left sided chest pain and lower extremity edema. Initial vitals: HR= 155, BP = 120/96, RR = 22, SpO2 = 90%,…

Weekly Workout October 16, 2023
Wide Complex Tachycardias: can ECG algorithms safely rule out ventricular tachycardia in the emergency department?

A 45-year-old man with PMHx of hypertension, obesity, and tobacco use presents to the ED with palpitations. Symptoms have been intermittent throughout the day with an associated episode of syncope….

Weekly Workout March 15, 2021
Wide Complex Tachycardias: What is the Lewis lead and how you can use modified ECG leads to help make the diagnosis

A 60-year-old male presents to the ED with acute chest pain and lower extremity edema. He is noted to be tachycardic on arrival. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout March 1, 2021
STAT ECG Diagnoses: getting rhythm strips right and knowing when acute intervention is needed

A 66-year-old man is transferred to the ED from an urgent care where he presented for shortness of breath and was diagnosed with heart failure. He was recently discharged s/p…

Weekly Workout November 16, 2020
Literature Review: pearls and pitfalls in the ECG diagnosis for ventricular tachycardia

A 45-year-old with no known past medical history presents to the ED with palpitations. She is hemodynamically stable. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout August 19, 2019
EMS ECGs: opportunity to save lives prehospital by recognizing severe hyperkalemia

A 69-year-old man presents to the emergency department with palpitations. He is otherwise well. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout November 13, 2017
Several challenging EMS cases to help you make the diagnosis and save more lives!

A 44-year-old man with PMHx of diabetes is transported to the ED by EMS for lethargy and altered mental status. His finger stick blood glucose measurement read as “high”.  The…

Weekly Workout August 29, 2016
Rhythm Interpretation: the importance of patient assessment in managing malignant arrhythmias

A 74-year-old woman presents to the ED with shortness of breath. She has been taking azithromycin for cough. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout July 4, 2016
Does response to adenosine rule out ventricular tachycardia?

A 54-year-old man with no PMHx presents to the ED with palpitations. He is noted to be tachycardic but is stable with a normal blood pressure. The following ECG is…

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