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...
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- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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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