August 15, 2016

Chest Pain (CP) is a very common complaint seen in emergency departments around the world. In the US specifically anywhere from 8 – 10 million patients present to the ED complaining of CP. Many use liberal testing strategies to prevent missing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or other major adverse cardiac events (MACE), but this is not without increase in healthcare cost and false positive testing leading to more downstream testing.

The management of unstable ventricular tachycardia and pulseless tachycardia is simple – electric cardioversion. However, there are several management options for stable tachycardia. This article reviews these options as well as the most recent updates.

Continuing with our EM Mindset series, here is another great piece by Dr. Louis Ling to kick off your week. Enjoy!