Case Study Library
We have been educating healthcare professionals since 1983 and have learned that case-based education is more effective than dry didactic lectures. Real life scenarios stimulate memory which is very empowering for students.
Our case studies were developed by a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals who created clinical scenarios to challenge our clients. AMRI’s® Targeted ACLS™ allows the client to choose the case study’s focus (e.g. pre-hospital, out-patient clinic, and hospital based). A large percentage of our clients report that case studies that specifically apply to one’s area of practice are easier to learn from.
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Practice Questions View All
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The majority of young patients presenting with stable broad (wide) QRS tachycardia have:
The best answer is: broad QRS supraventricular tachycardia (i.e. Wolff Parkinson White syndrome)
The differential diagnosis with stable broad QRS tachycardia is supraventricular tachycardia vs. ventricular tachycardia. Factors that favor SVT: <30 years old; no organic cardiac disease history; no recent chest trauma; no use of drugs such as cocaine and previous uneventful episodes. Factors that favor ventricular tachycardia: organic cardiac disease; cardiac surgical history; recent chest trauma, exogenous agents, which could cause acute cardiac ischemia. In either case, the patient needs expert evaluation. Adenosine is the drug of choice in stable, REGULAR broad QRS tachycardia, whereas lidocaine, procainamide or amiodarone would be appropriate to administer with an assumptive diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia.
Diagnostic Skills Challenge
Can you figure out the correct diagnosis?
27 Year-Old Female With Episodes Of Palpatations