16-year-old athlete who has syncope during athletic competition
Case I’m calling from the ER with a 16-year old male who was playing in a soccer tournament today and suddenly collapsed on the field. They say that just before…
14-Year-old cross country runner presents with syncope during a race
Case Hi, I’m calling from the ER and sorry to bother you on a weekend. I have this 14-year old female who has been previously healthy and passed out while…
13-Year-old with syncope while standing in line for lunch
Case Hi, we have a 13-year old girl who was brought in by ambulance after she passed out today at school. She was standing in line at the cafeteria during…
16-Year-old with premature ventricular contractions noted during athletic participation physical
Case Thanks for taking my call. I have this 16-year old adolescent male that I have been following for years who now presents for his athletic participation physical. As I…
15-year-old with intentional ingestion of grandparent’s heart rhythm medication
Case I’m calling from the ER and I have a 15-year-old female that has just been brought in by paramedics for a drug overdose. She is responsive to pain but…
7-year-old, asymptomatic, with ECG obtained for physical demonstrating WPW
Case Hi thanks for taking my call. I’m a local psychiatrist and I obtained an ECG on this 7-year-old boy who I follow and was recently diagnosed with ADHD. The…
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…
