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Jun 24, 20214 min read
Revisiting Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
Transcutaneous cardiac pacing is an effective procedure for patients experiencing unstable bradycardia. Or is it? If you’ve read Tom’s...

Jun 24, 20212 min read
Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP) with a LifePak 12
I discovered an interesting quirk about the Lifepak 12 the other day. I’m sure many of you have been told (as I had been told) that the...

Jun 24, 20211 min read
A Rare Case of Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP) with True Electrical and Mechanical Capture
EMS is called to an assisted living facility for a 79-year-old female who is found collapsed outside her apartment door. On arrival, the...

Jun 24, 20212 min read
Using Capnography to Confirm Capture with Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP)
Those of you who have been following me for a while (here and other online forums) know that I have been searching for cases where a...

Jun 24, 20215 min read
Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP): The Problem of False Capture
Transcutaneous pacing (TCP) is perhaps the most underutilized and misunderstood intervention in all of ACLS. Why? Simple. Because it’s...

Jun 24, 20217 min read
Transcutaneous Pacing Success!!! (Part 2)
This is the second half of a two-part case presentation examining transcutaneous pacing. If you didn’t see yesterday’s post I highly...

Jun 21, 20214 min read
Transcutaneous Pacing Success!!! (Part 1)
Anyone trained in transcutaneous pacing (TCP) needs to be able to identify the rhythm below instantly. It shows a patient being...

Jun 21, 20213 min read
Transcutaneous Pacing: "Put It Up To Eleven!"
What. The. HECK?! But there is a short answer -- and it's actually just a number. And as the title suggests, the answer to this case is...

Jun 19, 20214 min read
Mastering Axis Determination: Part 6
By now you can predict the QRS axis in the frontal plane within 15 degrees as long as you have an equiphasic (or isoelectric) lead in the...

Jun 19, 20213 min read
Mastering Axis Determination: Part 5
In Part 4 I promised that I’d show you a fascinating relationship between the standard 12-lead ECG and the hexaxial reference system. You...

Jun 19, 20214 min read
Mastering Axis Determination: Part 4
By now you should have a fairly good grasp of how the hexaxial reference system is derived from the first 6 leads of the 12 lead ECG....

Jun 19, 20212 min read
Mastering Axis Determination: Part 3
In Part 2 we discussed the heart’s mean electrical vector and how Einthoven’s Triangle (leads I, II, and III) can be redrawn to form the...

Jun 19, 20214 min read
Mastering Axis Determination: Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at Einthoven’s Equilateral Triangle and Einthoven’s Law, and I told you that it was the key to understanding the...

Jun 19, 20215 min read
Mastering Axis Determination: Part 1
Few subjects related to 12 lead ECG interpretation provoke more controversy (or anxiety) than axis determination. It is controversial in...

Jun 19, 20213 min read
Axis Determination: Why Learn It?!
Jeff Beeson, DO, LP once said, “The eyes cannot see that which the mind does not know.” Without a proper understanding of axis, you...

Jun 19, 20211 min read
6-Step Method for 12-Lead ECG Interpretation
New video on the 6-step method for 12-lead ECG interpretation! Rate and rhythm Axis determination Intervals (PR, QRS, QT) Morphology...
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