AIVR in the Emergency Department — NUEM Blog

Expert Commentary This is a very nice summary by Dr. Becker and Dr. Bezerko of a troublesome-appearing rhythm occasionally encountered in the emergency department. Thankfully, the majority of presentations are benign. Our role as emergency providers is to risk-stratify for, or rule out, dangerous underlying etiologies of AIVR. As pointed out in this post, it is important to keep complete heart block on the differential when caring for patients with slower ventricular rates (examine the rhythm...