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Cardiac Dysrhythmias

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Abstract

Cardiac dysrhythmias encountered in the emergency and critical care setting are often life-threatening situations, requiring emergent diagnosis as well as therapeutic intervention. In some cases, intervention may be required to stabilize the patient even prior to establishing a firm diagnosis. Thus, a structured approach to dysrhythmias is essential to ensure that key diagnostics and appropriate treatment modalities are not overlooked. In this chapter, we review the most common dysrhythmias encountered in the emergency department and their management.

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Christopher, N., Chang, WT.W. (2020). Cardiac Dysrhythmias. In: Shiber, J., Weingart, S. (eds) Emergency Department Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28794-8_9

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