This rhythm strip was taken from a 41-year-old male with lymphoma. He had a 5-day history of substernal chest pain, which was increased by lying down and decreased by sitting up and leaning forward.

The basic rhythm is sinus. Many premature beats are present, which are all preceded by prematurely occurring P waves (marked by x) and are all PACs. The premature P waves shown in Figure 2 are all ...

Is there a simple way to differentiate a supraventricular tachycardia from a ventricular, wide QRS tachycardia on a rhythm strip? The simplest initial approach is to look at the lead with the most ...

We have had several cases in which the presenting rhythm was either unavailable or not communicated to hospital providers. In one case, a 25-year-old patient with a reported pulseless, wide-complex ...

Sometimes, an abnormal EKG reading is a normal variation in a person’s heart rhythm. In other cases, it may be due to an underlying heart condition or a reaction to medication. An electrocardiogram ...