Dr. Ashokkumar, M.D., discusses the basics of pacemakers. 

The next two weeks, we will be reviewing basics of hypertensive crisis (ie severe acute hypertension). Here we start with the real basic basics - defining the conditions.

Dr. Nowlan, M.D., discusses thrombolytics in STEMI. 

Dr. Alyse Volino, M.D., discusses Hypertension management in the ED. 

A 17 year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with palpitations and shortness of breath that started suddenly one hour ago while driving with his friends.  No prior medical/surgical history. Patient denies any drugs, alcohol, tobacco use. On your exam, he appears short of breath. Heart rate is regular and tachycardic.

Dr. Paul Comber discusses mechanical complications after myocardial infarction. 

A 63 year old male arrives via EMS in acute respiratory distress. Medics note he is in atrial fibrillation with a heart rate in the 150s. You ponder the age old question as you walk to the resuscitation bay: "Is the high heart rate causing the respiratory distress or vice versa?"

A 90 y/o  female with a history of osteoarthritis and recent loss of her daughter presented to the ED for nausea, vomiting, left-sided chest pain, and difficulty breathing.

50 year old male with PMHx HTN, DM, CAD with multiple prior stents presenting with SOB and fatigue.

A 72 year old female presents to the Emergency Department with shortness of breath for the past two days. She has a past medical history of HTN and hypothyroidism.