11-year-old whose father recently died at the age of 40
Case Thank you for taking my call. I am a local pediatrician and I just had a mother come in with her son for an evaluation. He is an 11-year…
8-year-old presents with ADHD presents to cardiology office with ECG in hand for “cardiac clearance” to start stimulants
Case Hi doctor, this is the check-in desk calling from the waiting room. I have a mother here who has brought her 8-year old son with an electrocardiogram (ECG) in…
7-year-old presents to ER with recurrent SVT
Case Sorry to bother you, I’m calling from the emergency room at Blank Regional Hospital, we’re about 90 miles from your institution. We had a 7-year old female who has…
6-year-old presents with mildly elevated heart rate that is persistent
Case Hi, thanks for taking my call. I have a 6-year old female who presents today for what appears to be an otitis media on her right ear. Mom says…
3-year-old is noted by pediatrician to have a low resting heart rate
Case Hi, thanks for taking my call. I have a 3 year-old boy in my office today who I am seeing for a well-child check. I have been following him…
9-month-old with recurrent episodes of supraventricular tachycardia despite medical therapy
Case Hi, I’m calling about a 9-month old infant, that you follow, with supraventricular tachycardia. She presented today after the parents noted that her heart rate was elevated to our…
2-year-old presents to ER with an episode of “passing out” and “turning blue”
Case Hi there, sorry to bother you, but I was wondering if I could curbside you on a case I’m seeing in the urgent care? I have a 2-year old…
Full-term infant noted to have persistent tachycardia
Case Hi, I’m calling to let you know about a newborn infant that is full-term but transferred to the NICU because of a persistent tachycardia that was noted after delivery….
4-month-old with extrasystoles on auscultation at pediatrician’s office
Case I have a 4-month old male in my office today for a well-infant check, who is growing well and doesn’t appear to have any clinical concerns but when I…
2-month-old presenting to the ER with tachycardia, fussy, unable to eat
Case Hi, I’m calling from the Children’s Emergency Room and I have a 6-week-old female that is having tachycardia at a rate of 210 beats per minute (bpm). Baby looks…
