The Modified Valsalva Maneuver: Head Down, Legs Up
January 10, 2022
Background: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is not an uncommon presentation to the emergency department. A common first-line therapy for hemodynamically stable SVT is the standard Valsalva...
Marco Torres
Another RCT of the Modified Valsalva Maneuver
October 17, 2019
Background: In patients with hemodynamically stable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), vagal maneuvers are the traditional first step in management. There are several vagal techniques in the literature...
Standard Valsalva vs Modified Valsalva for Cardioversion of SVT?
September 23, 2019
Background: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is not an uncommon condition in the emergency department. Epidemiologically, SVT has an incidence of 35/100,000 person-years in the United States.2That is...
Performing Procedures Like a Boss, in the ED Without an IV
October 24, 2018
Background: Establishing IV access has become the norm for patients presenting to the ED. However with increasing patient volumes, difficulty and delays in acquiring IV access,...