The Reverse Vagal Manoeuvre for SVT
A NEW technique for reverting SVT was published in AJEM(1) this week. The Reverse Vagal...
Canadian Syncope Risk Score
Those Canadians are clever. They've given us ankle rules and knee rules and subarachnoid rules....
A Patient with Wide Complex Tachycardia
Beware the Impersonators This week we see one of my favourite ECGs of the year....
5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with Syncope
Patients who present to the emergency department following a syncopal episode can be a diagnostic...
Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe?
Is cardioversion safe in the pregnant patient? A CASE A 24 yo female patient presents...
Is SVT an ischaemic arrhythmia?
We often see patients presenting with SVT. They often have ST changes, so we have...
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Using Adrenaline the right way in Cardiac Resuscitation
ADRENALINE AND CARDIAC RESUSCITATION How much to use, when to use it and when not…
How 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…
Should We Shock Patients in Asystole?
Should cardiac arrest patients in asystole be shocked? Is there any advantage to this? What do…
ECG in 20 seconds
One of the unfortunate consequences of busier ED’s is we do more of everything. Every…
Atrial fibrillation revealed
Well, some of you are saying, this is the secret of life. When you’ve been practicing…
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
A group of disorders commonly bundled together and known as Pre-excitation Syndromes. Incidence is quite…
Hypertensive Emergencies and how to treat them
Hypertensive emergencies are defined as sudden and prolonged increases in the arterial blood pressure, with…
