Tag Chest Pain

Pediatric ECG

Pediatric ECG

Electrocardiograms are fun to look at: like abstract art that hangs in a fancy museum, their beauty is often in the eye of the beholder. That being said, they are a vital tool to interpret. There are several situations when…

Pericarditis

Chest pain as a complaint warrants great concern in our adult patients, but in children it is often perceived as benign by default.  Naturally, there are a number of entities that are of concern that should be considered before we…

Chest Pain

Children like to pretend to be grown-ups.  Unfortunately, sometimes they develop grown-up problems (Cholelithiasis, Kidney Stones, and Hypertension).  Additionally, often kids will complain of symptoms that warrant great concern in adults, but often engender apathy when considered in children. Chest…