WPW

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Weekly Workout May 20, 2024
Unraveling WPW Syndrome: Challenging Cases and Nuances of Treatment

A 15-year-old male with a history of asthma presents with palpitations while playing football.  On arrival, he is found to have a narrow complex regular tachycardia most consistent with SVT….

Weekly Workout May 13, 2024
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome with Atrial Fibrillation (Afib)

A 53-year-old man presents to the emergency department with palpitations and lightheadedness. On arrival, he is found to have a wide complex tachycardia and the following ECGs is obtained:

Weekly Workout May 6, 2024
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome with Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

A 24-year-old man with past medical history of WPW syndrome s/p ablation presents to the emergency department with palpitations. On arrival, he is found to have a wide complex tachycardia…

Weekly Workout April 29, 2024
Post cardioversion ECG of SVT in patient with palpitations and near syncope

A 29-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with an episode of palpitations and near syncope. She reports several similar episodes in the past that were brief in duration and…

Weekly Workout February 19, 2024
2024 EM Boards ECG Review Part I

A 61-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presents to ABEM general hospital with lightheadedness and palpitations. He is tachycardic but otherwise has normal vital signs. The following ECG…

Weekly Workout February 20, 2023
Must know ECGs you will see on board exams and have to recognize in real life

A 34-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with delirium and agitation. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout December 13, 2021
STAT ECG Diagnoses: what to look for on the ECG after synchronized cardioversion

A 44-year-old male presents to the ED with palpitations and shortness of breath. He is found to have a narrow complex regular tachycardia at 230 bpm. The rhythm is most…

Weekly Workout December 6, 2021
Literature Review: treating dysrrhythmias in pregnant patients

A 25-year-old woman G2P1 with no known PMHx is in full term labor when she experiences palpitations and is noted to be tachycardic. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout November 1, 2021
STAT ECG Diagnoses: considerations with the heart rate is way too fast in patients with tachyarrhythmias

A 29-year-old male with no significant known PMHx presents to the ED with palpitations. He is found to be markedly tachycardic on arrival. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout October 18, 2021
ECG Basics and Fundamentals: the value of ignoring the ECG computer interpretation and looking closely at all 12 leads

A 48-year-old female presents to the ED with palpitations and near-syncope. She reports multiple episodes of palpitations in the past that have not been evaluated. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout October 14, 2019
Recurrent syncope with a short PR interval

A 48-year-old man presents with an episode of palpitations and near-syncope. He has had many similar episodes in the past without previous evaluation. Currently having mild palpitations with no other…

Weekly Workout May 13, 2019
Wide Complex Tachycardias: when administering the wrong medication can cause a “clean kill”

A young patient is brought to the ED complaining of palpitations and mild shortness of breath. The patient does not appear acutely unstable. The following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout May 6, 2019
Narrow Complex Tachycardias: the importance of careful ECG interpretation after cardioversion for tachyarrhythmia

A 15-year-old girl presents is brought to the ED complaining of palpitations and near-syncope. She is found to be tachycardic on arrival and the following ECG is obtained:

Weekly Workout April 29, 2019
Wolff-Parkinson-White: a ventricular preexcitation syndrome

A 16-year-old patient presents to the ED complaining of palpitations and lightheadedness. She reports upper body twitching associated with her palpitations and increased levels of stress and anger recently. The…

Weekly Workout January 14, 2019
Stepwise approach to ECG interpretation: systematic rhythm interpretation in a case of syncope

A 76-year-old male presents to the emergency department after an episode of syncope. He denies a prodrome and has no focal neurological complaints or findings. The following ECG was obtained:

Weekly Workout January 21, 2018
Literature Review: risks of AV nodal blockade in patients with atrial fibrillation with WPW

HPI: A 25-year-old male presents to the ED with chest pain that radiates to the left arm. The pain is associated with diaphoresis and palpitations. The following ECG is obtained:…

Weekly Workout November 14, 2016
STAT ECG Diagnoses: can’t miss type of wide complex irregular tachycardia

A 37-year-old man is brought to the ED with episodes of palpitations. In the ED he has intermittent episodes of wide complex tachycardia. He is hemodynamically stable. The following ECG…

Weekly Workout February 29, 2016
Literature Review: when are calcium channel blockers and beta blockers contraindicated in atrial fibillation

A 39-year-old man is being transported to the ED via EMS with palpitations, malaise, and chest pressure for the last 12 hours. EMS reports that the has severe tachycardia with a normal mental…

Weekly Workout February 22, 2016
Differential Diagnoses: supraventricular tachycardia with ST segment elevation in aVR

A 57-year-old woman presents to the ED with palpitations and dyspnea. She has a prior history of having an elevated heart rate but has never been formally diagnosed with any specific tachydysrhythmia. The…

Weekly Workout May 4, 2015
Differential Diagnoses: short PR intervals and a review of the Lown-Ganong-Levine (LGL) syndrome

HPI: A 65-year-old male presented to the ED with arm pain after a fall. He was found to have a humerus fracture. The following ECG was done in search of…

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