“Hey, let’s go. I got a page from the ED. There’s a kid with a heart rate of 200; they think it is SVT (supraventricular tachycardia).” As I followed the pediatric cardiology fellow, I recalled the ACLS tachycardia algorithm. After securing airway, breathing and circulation, you ask whether or not the patient is clinically stable. […]
The Diagnosis
The moment you make your first diagnosis, on your own, with no help from attendings or preceptors, using just the patient interview and physical exam, that is a day a medical student will never forget. It is a moment of surprise, like a light bulb being turned on, followed by pride and most likely a […]
