dysrhythmia – resusme

Spot the WOBBLER in syncope!

Cliff / February 15, 2017

Syncope is a common ED presentation. An ECG is a critical investigation in syncope to identify the cause, including rare […]

Cliff / June 10, 2015

Currently the RAGE Podcast site is recovering from a cold, so here are the show notes for the pre-SMACC mini […]

Cliff / January 13, 2015

Already well publicised on social media, the team at Hennepin County published a retrospective comparison between patients with refractory VF […]

Cliff / December 1, 2014

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64(21):2246-2280 […]

Cliff / February 9, 2014

Are you someone who tries to determine whether an ECG trace is ‘irregularly irregular’ by drawing little dots on a […]

Cliff / January 16, 2012

Two cases of failed cardioversion of SVT after tibial intraosseous administration of adenosine in infants are described in this month’s […]

Cliff / November 16, 2011

Atrial fibrillation can occur in the setting of severe sepsis, and often presents a therapeutic conundrum for critical care physicians, […]

Cliff / October 6, 2011

We know that subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) can cause cardiac arrest. Some questions we may have about this are: Questions What […]

Cliff / July 25, 2011

Most people reach for the adenosine once vagotonic manouevres have failed in SVT, but some patients find the side effects […]

Cliff / June 2, 2011

Just like epinephrine (adrenaline), amiodarone does not increase survival to hospital discharge in cardiac arrest patients. I doubt his will […]