Case study two

You are working in the Emergency Department (ED). A 48-year-old woman has been admitted complaining of chest pain. She tells you that she has also been experiencing rapid palpitation for approximately 12 hours.

You follow the ABCDE (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure) approach and note the following:

A : Clear

B : Spontaneous breathing, rate 16 min^-1

C: P 180 min^-1, BP 110/90 mmHg, CRT < 2 s

D : Alert, glucose 5.5 mmol l^-1

E : Nil of note

The patient is being monitored and you decide that she is not displaying adverse features.

Select Next to continue.

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See chapter 11 of the ALS manual for further reading about the tachycardia algorithm.

The ABCDE Approach

The ABCDE approach: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure.

The tachycardia algorithm

The tachycardia algorithm is available in chapter 11 of the ALS manual.

This is the tachycardia algorithm. The tachycardia algorithm can be found in chapter 11of the ALS manual.

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