Remove 2010 Remove Dysrhythmia Remove Myocardial Infarction
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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

in 2010 EM Clinics of North America (full text link) For an Exhaustive Review of Syncope and its full management outside the ED environment, go to the 2009 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines (full text pdf). J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 55:713-721, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.049 Old myocardial infarction, 6.