Pediatric ECGs: Difference between revisions

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| valign="top" | History
| valign="top" | '''History'''
| valign="top" | Sepsis, fever, hypovolaemia, etc.
| valign="top" | Sepsis, fever, hypovolaemia, etc.
| valign="top" | Usually otherwise normal
| valign="top" | Usually otherwise normal
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| valign="top" | Rate
| valign="top" | '''Rate'''
| valign="top" | Almost always <230 b/min
| valign="top" | Almost always <230 b/min
| valign="top" | Most often 260–300 b/min
| valign="top" | Most often 260–300 b/min
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| valign="top" | R-R interval variation
| valign="top" | '''R-R interval variation'''
| valign="top" | Over several seconds may get faster and slower
| valign="top" | Over several seconds may get faster and slower
| valign="top" | After first 10–20 beats, extremely regular
| valign="top" | After first 10–20 beats, extremely regular
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| valign="top" | P wave axis
| valign="top" | '''P wave axis'''
| valign="top" | Same as sinus almost always visible P waves
| valign="top" | Same as sinus almost always visible P waves
| valign="top" | 60% visible P waves, P waves <em>do not</em> look like sinus P waves
| valign="top" | 60% visible P waves, P waves <em>do not</em> look like sinus P waves
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| valign="top" | QRS
| valign="top" | '''QRS'''
| valign="top" | Almost always same as slower sinus rhythm
| valign="top" | Almost always same as slower sinus rhythm
| valign="top" | After first 10–20 beats, almost always same as sinus
| valign="top" | After first 10–20 beats, almost always same as sinus