Articles Tagged With: flutter
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How Safe Is Cannabis for the Heart?
A nationwide Danish study of new prescriptions for medical cannabis for chronic pain compared to control patients has found that the 180-day incidence of atrial fibrillation/flutter is two-fold higher, but the absolute number of arrhythmias is small.
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Can One Be Certain About the Rhythm Diagnosis?
The 12-lead ECG and long lead II rhythm strip in the figure was obtained from a patient who was hemodynamically stable. What is the rhythm in the figure? Why can one be virtually certain what the rhythm diagnosis is before attempting a vagal maneuver or using medication?
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Evidence-Based Management of Arrhythmic Medications for the Emergency Department
Medications are frequently used in the emergency department to help restore conduction of normal cardiac electrophysiology. This article will briefly review arrhythmias and discuss commonly used and new medications with their indications, side effect profile, and contraindications to use.
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Tachycardia
The recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of tachycardia is a cornerstone of emergency medicine practice. This article will cover the most commonly seen supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias encountered in the ED, with a focus on their electrocardiographic diagnoses and treatment options.