Pediatric ECG

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ECG STAT November 11, 2025
Pediatric ECG Red Flags

Key Points Any wide QRS (>90 ms) in an infant or small child is abnormal and should trigger evaluation for VT, sodium-channel blockade, or conduction disease. QTc >450 ms in…

ECG STAT November 11, 2025
Pediatric ECG in Cardiac Arrest

Key Points ECG rhythms in pediatric arrest differ from adults. Pulseless arrest in children is most often asphyxial, but ECG clues can reveal reversible metabolic, toxicologic, or structural causes. Wide…

ECG STAT November 11, 2025
Pediatric ECG Essentials

Key Points Pediatric ECGs are not scaled-down adult ECGs. Right axis deviation, large R waves in V1, and T wave inversions in V1 to V3 are expected in healthy children….

Weekly Workout December 25, 2023
Christmas Case: Decoding the ECG of a 7-year-old boy with lightheadedness and palpitations

A 7-year-old boy visiting from London is brought into the emergency department for palpitations and lightheadedness. He has a history of prior long bone fractures, walks with crutches, and appears…

Weekly Workout January 25, 2021
ECG Basics and Fundamentals: normal pediatric ECGs and how they differ from normal adult ECGs

 A 6-year-old female is brought into the ED for chest pain. The following ECG was obtained:

Weekly Workout September 7, 2015
Wide Complex Tachycardias: what is the difference between polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and torsades des pointes

A 13-month-old female is transferred to you for intermittent torsades/dysrhythmias from a community ED. She has been slightly lethargic and has a cardiac history of VSD, ASD, and a PDA…

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