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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. Dilated pupils and hypertension are a strong clue to sympathetic overload, but don't forget anticholinergic syndromes, including tricyclics! Marcus, G. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. This was contributed by some folks at Wake Forest: Jason Stopyra, Shannon Mumma, Sean O'Rourke, and Brian Hiestand.