Cardiac resuscitation

Wide Complex Tachycardia in Shock: Treat the Patient, Not the Rhythm Strip

Wide complex tachycardia can create diagnostic anxiety.

Is it ventricular tachycardia?

Is it SVT with aberrancy?

Is it pre-excited atrial fibrillation?

Those questions matter, but they should not delay treatment when the patient is unstable.

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