Category: Pediatrics
Keywords: SVT, pediatric tachycardia (PubMed Search)
Posted: 1/16/2009 by Don Van Wie, DO (Emailed: 1/17/2009) (Updated: 4/26/2024) Click here to contact Don Van Wie, DO
Six indications that would lead you to suspect SVT in children:
Remember in the stable child treat withe Adenosine 0.1mg/kg rapid IV push followed by rapid flush.
In the unstable child treat with synchronized cardioversion 0.5 -1 Joules/kg.
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