Pediatric arrhythmias present numerous challenges to pediatric cardiologists and other practitioners who see pediatric patients, including pediatricians, family physicians, emergency physicians, residents, fellows, and other clinicians. Arrhythmias in Children: A Case-Based Approach features practical methods for diagnosing and treating arrhythmias in these patients across all settings. Nearly three dozen real-world scenarios are presented, followed by a discussion of the diagnosis, clinical thinking process involved, treatment options, expected outcomes, and how to manage anticipated and unanticipated outcomes. These practical, realistic cases provide a unique and engaging way of approaching these challenging patient scenarios.
Uses a case-based approach for a full spectrum of pediatric arrythmias in the newborn, child, pre-teen, and teenager.
Presents history and physical, differential diagnoses, tests to order, and practical plans of action.
Includes a section on arrythmias in special circumstances.
Models clinical thinking skills for a wide number of real-world patient situations.
Reviews pertinent clinical guidelines, treatment, and follow up.
"Newborn/Infant Newborn nursery infant that has bradycardia What am I thinking about? History and Physical Differential Diagnosis Fetus with premature beats Newborn with complete heart block Hypothyroidism Medication-induced Apnea Tests to Order Practical Plan of Action NICU infant noted to have extrasystoles on cardiac monitor Full-term infant noted to have persistent tachycardia 2-month-old presenting to the ER with tachycardia, fussy, unable to eat 4-month-old with extrasystoles on auscultation at pediatrician's office 9-month-old with recurrent episodes of supraventricular tachycardia despite medical therapy Child 2-year-old presents to ER with an episode of ""passing out"" and ""turning blue"" 3-year-old is noted by pediatrician to have a low resting heart rate 4-year-old presents to ER with supraventricular tachycardia 7-year-old presents to ER with recurrent SVT 8-year-old presents with ADHD presents to cardiology office with ECG in hand for ""cardiac clearance"" to start stimulants 10-year-old presents to ER with dizziness and bradycardia with a pacemaker that does not appear to be functioning 11-year-old whose father recently died at the age of 45 5-year-old, asymptomatic, with ECG obtained for physical demonstrating WPW Pre-teen/Teenager 13-year-old with syncope while standing in line for lunch 15-year-old with intentional ingestion of grandparent's calcium channel blockers 16-year-old with premature ventricular contractions noted during athletic participation physical. 14-year-old cross country runner presents with syncope during a race 15-year-old with syncope while playing soccer 17-year-old with palpitations and dizziness while playing football 14-year-old who had to be pulled from the pool during a swim meet Special Circumstances Maternal fetal evaluation reveals fetus with tachycardia Maternal fetal evaluation reveals fetus with premature beats A newborn infant with complete heart block noted immediately after birth A 3-month old child with complete heart block after surgery for AV canal defect A 4-month old post-operative ventricular septal defect with junctional ectopic tachycardia A 2-year old child who took an overdose of grandmother's digoxin pills A 10-year old child with a ""pacemaker"" who is dizzy and had a syncope episode An 11-year old child resuscitated from sudden collapse, found to have a long QT on ECG A 12-year old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presents to the emergency room with syncope A 13-year old with repaired tetralogy of Fallot with frequent PVCs A 15-year old presents to ER after successful resuscitation with an AED for documented ventricular fibrillation A 16-year old teen with a defibrillator who received a shock"
