Advancements in Cardiology: A Clinical Perspective Cardiovascular disease remains a significant cause of mortality, with deaths approaching one million in 2020. Despite this daunting figure, recent years have witnessed substantial progress in cardiology and cardiac care, aimed at mitigating this burden. This article highlights key advancements in cardiac care, underscoring the evolving landscape of cardiovascular medicine. Investigational Therapies for Hypertension Hypertension, […]
Exploring the Interplay Between Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease An expanding body of research underscores the intricate relationship between mental health and cardiovascular disease (CVD), elucidating bidirectional links wherein compromised mental well-being heightens susceptibility to CVD, while cardiac ailments exacerbate the burden of mental health disorders. Understanding this complex interplay is paramount for healthcare practitioners to deliver comprehensive care and support to individuals navigating […]
Athletic Field Disasters: Understanding the Risks of Sudden Cardiac Death in Sports As I am writing this review article, the sports world continues to be in shock from the surreal episode that unfolded during the live Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals last month on January 2, 2023. Following a seemingly routine and innocuous tackle by Bills’ safety, Damar Hamlin, Hamlin […]
Wide Complex Tachycardia Video Transcript:Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s Megacode review, we’re covering wide-complex tachycardias. What makes a wide-complex tachycardia different from a narrow-complex tachycardia? It’s the width of the QRS. The literature says that if the QRS width is greater than 0.12 seconds, it’s considered a wide-complex tachycardia. When in doubt, treat for […]
Narrow Complex Regular Tachycardia Video Hi. Welcome back. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s video segment, we’re going to cover another Megacode algorithm. However, in this one our patient starts out in a narrow-complex tachycardia, so I want to take a few minutes and just review narrow-complex tachycardias. Remember, a tachycardia is any rhythm that has a […]
Narrow Complex Irregular Tachycardia Video Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s Megacode review, we’re going to cover narrow-complex irregular tachycardias because the treatment is different than that of regular narrow-complex tachycardias. Quick review: What makes a narrow-complex tachycardia a narrow-complex tachycardia? We’re looking at the width of the QRS complex. The width of the QRS should […]
Heart Blocks Review Video Transcript:Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. In today’s video series, we’re going to talk about interpreting and recognizing heart blocks on your ECG tracing. First, let’s take a look at a regular cardiac complex, starting with the P wave. P waves should be rounded and upright, and a P wave denotes atrial depolarization […]
Fibrinolytic Therapy Checklist Video Hi. I’m Mark for ACLS Certification Institute. Welcome to another Rapid Algorithm Review. Today we’re reviewing the checklist for fibrinolytic therapy for acute coronary syndrome. All things being equal, most practitioners during an acute coronary event would probably prefer to take their patient to the cath lab rather than giving thrombolytics. I remember 20 […]
Drug Calculations Video Hi. I’m Mark from ACLS Certification Institute. We’re going to begin today’s segment with a new segment we call ACLS Mailbox. Sometimes we get comments back, and we want to address a few of those in our video program. One comment from a viewer came back as, “Great video… Why did the presenter use […]
