Archive for July 2013
Is incidental Left Bundle Branch Block Benign?
Here’s the case. You see a 24 year old male who presents with a history of 2 minutes of pinpoint left chest pain 12 hours earlier. He has not had any pain since. At that time there was no shortness of Breath or radiation of the pain. The patient has no past medical history, is…
Read MoreHow can I tell if a wide complex tachycardia is Ventricular Tachycardia(VT) or something else?
The story so far: A 72 yo man is brought into your emergency department by ambulance. He called the ambulance as he felt his heart racing and he had some minor chest heaviness. When the ambulance arrived, the patient’s vitals were as follows: GCS 15 Pulse >200 BP 120/70 The monitor showed a tachycardia…
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