SAQ 341 – Paediatric Cardiology – supraventricular tachycardia

Marked out of 10.00

A 4-year-old boy is being treated as asthma after presenting with tachypnoea. He has had three rounds of salbutamol burst therapy without improvement. Nursing staff ask you to review him because he is very tachycardic. He is mildly tachypnoeic, has normal central capillary refill, and his chest is clear. His ECG is shown below.

Twelve-lead ECG showing a regular narrow-complex tachycardia.
Paediatric ECG

Describe four (4) main ECG features.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

State the most likely diagnosis.

(Marked out of 1.0)


/ 1

Outline escalating management options.

(Marked out of 5.0)


/ 5

Total Score: 0 / 10

Percentage: 0%

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