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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I also believe that we physicians and medics are eager to treat dysrhythmias, and we want to see them even when they are not there. This is a letter to the Editor I wrote in 2010 that was not accepted for publication: It Is Not Surprising that Beta Blockade is not Dangerous in the Setting of Cocaine. is intuitive, and not surprising.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 55:713-721, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.049