Prolonged QTc and Submersion Injuries
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is in full swing! Naturally, as we celebrate with out families, we...
Category: Cardiology
Hypertensive Crisis in Kids
I think that we’d all agree that 144/89 is not a normal blood pressure, but it is one that those of...
Supraventricular Tachycardia
I am positive that everyone experienced some joyful palpitations on Valentine’s Day yesterday. As our hearts raced with excitement, I am...
Subtle Signs of Pediatric Heart Failure
Subtle Signs of Pediatric Heart Failure For anyone who spends time in the Adult ED, signs and symptoms of heart failure...
Fontan Complications
Fontan Complications As more and more children are having successful surgical procedures to compensate for congenital heart disease, the likelihood that...
Coarctation of the Aorta in Older Children
We have discussed my philosophy of pediatric EM prior: primarily it is composed of a wide variety of “grandma diagnoses,” that...
Hypercyanotic Spells
We are all familiar with Tetralogy of Fallot, primarily because it is a great topic for test writers to torture...
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