Rhythm Interpretation

STAT ECG Diagnoses: how would this prehospital rhythm strip change your management?

A 10-year-old male is transported to your ED for recurrent seizures. The following prehospital rhythm strip was obtained:

Narrow Complex Tachycardia: inappropriate anticoagulation because of misdiagnosis

A 96-year-old man presents to the ED with a dry skin rash. On review of symptoms the patient reports 1-2 episodes of fleeting chest pain that is sharp. The following…

Wide Complex Tachycardias: what is the difference between polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and torsades des pointes

A 13-month-old female is transferred to you for intermittent torsades/dysrhythmias from a community ED. She has been slightly lethargic and has a cardiac history of VSD, ASD, and a PDA…

Bradyarrhythmias: bizarre slow rhythm that is not responding to ACLS

STAT ECG Diagnoses: dysrhythmias in patients with STEMI

Bradyarrhythmias: regular vs. irregular P-P intervals

Rhythm Interpretation: a three-step approach to diagnosing AV blocks

HPI:  A 54-year-old woman with PMHx of cardiomyopathy is referred to the ED by her cardiologist who is concerned about an “arrhythmia”. Case ECG   Before watching this week’s video,…