Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: Improving diagnosis and management within the accident and emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 495-497

  O'Rourke, S F ^a   Sauvage, A ^b   Evans, P A ^c  

^a Tralee Co Kerry   (Ireland)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; VERAPAMIL;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUSHING; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX PAIN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICAL AUDIT; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 3242815383     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.012054     Document Type: Article

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