Background
- Cardiac arrhythmias are relatively common presentations to ED.
- There are many causes, some more sinister than others.
- If your patient is not acutely unwell then expert advice may be required.
Tag: arrhytmia
Bradycardia
Causes
- Cardiac: Heart Block, Myocardial infarction, Myocarditis
- Metabolic: Hypothermia, Hyperkalaemia, Hypokalaemia, Hypothyroid, Hypoxia
- Toxin: digoxin, B-blocker
Treatment
For ALL conditions leading to bradycardia treating the underlying condition is the most appropriate treatment and for some the only thing that will work (i.e. severe hypothermia) Read more
