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A 6-step approach to ECG interpretation

When confronted with an ECG it is important to look at all the important information. In routine clinical practice time is often scarce,...

A 4-months old boy with a rather rare ECG

Below you find the ECG of a 4-months old boy who presented with congenital sinus node dysfunction with low heart rates. Aside from low...

Dancing into dizziness

A 15 years old female patient is referred to the pediatric emergency department for dizziness. She was out dancing with friends when she...

The patient I recently "saw"

A 17 yo male patient presents to the pediatric emergency department with chest pain. Pain is only mild to moderate. Dizziness is not...

A holiday for the heart

A 16 years old male presents to the pediatric emergency department for palpitations. Symptoms appeared suddenly 12 hours ago. No...

An uncommon bradycardia in a preterm infant

A preterm infant (GA 28+3, BW 1.020g) presented with hemodynamic instability following successful cardio version from VT within the first...

Diagnosing AVNRT from one short tracing

A 17 years old male presented with recurrent palpitations, vertigo and the feeling of pulsations in the neck over the past 6 months. On...

Incessant Narrow Complex Tachycardia

Incessant NCT in a 6-year old boy. ECG shows initiation of tachycardia after a few sinus beats: After the fourth beat of sinus rhythm a...

A perfect Storm

A 13-year old male presented to the clinic with dry cough, wheezing and mild fever. He had a history of asthma and was on propranolol for...

The ABC of AVB - Part 2

A 15 years old patient with a history of syncope receives 24h ECG monitoring. Scrolling through the tracing you encounter the following:...

Low Weight, Low Rate

During shift you are contacted by the ward nurse because with regard to bradycardia of a 12 years old girl. She was admitted for anorexia...

4-months old male referred for sepsis

A 4-months old male toddler is referred to the pediatric emergency department for sepsis. The infant presents with tachypnea and...

The ABC of AVB - Part 1

A 24h ECG tracing of an 8-year old boy reveals the following sequence: Looks like sinus rhythm. However, it skips one beat. Since the P...

A neonatal ECG - What the ... ?

The neonatologist calls for assessment of an ECG he just took in an infant born 3 hours ago. The child is doing well, but the rhythm...

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