WIDE QRS COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA

Course overview

WIDE COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA IS A DYSRHYTHMIA WITH A LONG LIST OF POTENTIAL CAUSES THAT RANGES FROM VARIOUS ARRHYTHMIAS, STRUCTURAL HEART ABNORMALITIES, ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCES, TOXINS, AND MANY MORE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS ASSESS A PATIENT’S HEMODYNAMIC STATUS SINCE THERE IS A POTENTIAL RISK THEY COULD DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WIDE COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING THE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.