Another ECG book recommendation 👇 Several chapters were written by Stephen Smith. It is a great book for anyone dealing with emergency cardiac patients!
Most of us are not EP specialists. We just want to know where this VT is coming from (RV/LV) and whether it is more benign (outflow tract tachycardia) or malignant (related to CHD/IHD). What can you say about this tachycardia?
18 yo man, gets Holter ECG due to discreet palpitations. No syncope, no dizziness, no other symptoms of heart disease.
What would you do:
1. Permanent Pacemaker DDD
2. EPS
3. Nothing
Due to these rhythm disorders, the patient was prescribed a medication, which he should probably not continue taking. What is the name of the medication?
Bad luck for this patient; after an AWMI a few years ago (currently no angina, no dyspnea) he suffered an intracranial hemorrhage 2 days ago; what do you see?
Caution! 50 mm/s