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 a history of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) that presented with breakthrough…
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 since he was born and he really hasn’t had any…
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 who came in with his parents because he passed out…
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 urgent care. Heart rate was steady at about 220 bpm and…
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 listen on cardiac exam, I am hearing some extra beats…
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 OK but is breathing a little fast and appears a…
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. The heart rate seems to remain high regardless of what…
Case You receive a call from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) regarding an ex-34 week premature infant. “I have this 1 week old male infant who is here for a persistent oxygen requirement and feeding issues. The baby was intubated…
Case I’m calling from the newborn nursery and I’m the charge nurse on for today. I have a 1-day old newborn infant that on auscultation has a slow heart rate. I counted an average pulse rate of 90 beats per…