In this podcast we go on the patient journey, of a 61 yo patient who presents at 11pm at night with an irregularly irregular pulse, at a rate of 167 b...

When cardioverting patients in new atrial fibrillation, we want our first attempt to be our best attempt. 

The EPIC Trial(1) (Electrode Position In...

Atrial Fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia we see. Conversion to sinus rhythm of recent-onset of atrial fibrillation is proven to be safe. Ho...

Here we review the RACE7 ACWAS (Rate Control vs Cardioversion Trial7-Acute Cardioversion versus Wait and See) Trial (1).

What they did

This wa...

Does a normal ECG exclude Hyperkalaemia?
Do we treat patients with a K+ < 6.5 mmol/L?
Do ECG changes in hyperkalaemia predict a adverse outcome?
Should w...

The first thing you might say is, "Why's should I care about subclinical Atrial Fibrillation, I work in Emergency Medicine?" Perhaps, this will guid...

Emergency airway management and specifically intubation can be associated with significant adverse events, related to the airway itself (failed intu...

This papercut comes from an editorial in Resuscitation, where they chose four important multi centre RCTs with large sample sizes, published in 2023...

Mortality in elderly patients with cariogenic shock is high... in some studies, greater than 75%. This review is of an AHA Scientific Statement  Circu...