Author:
Perera AG Nuwan D.,Noorbakhsh Kathleen A.,Marin Jennifer R.,Azhdam Devora B.
Abstract
Abstract
We report the case of a 6-year-old boy presenting to the emergency department after a syncopal event during a flu-like illness. Intermittent ventricular tachycardia was noted during Emergency Medical Services transport, and a focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) in the emergency department revealed a dilated left ventricle and left atrium as well as severe global systolic dysfunction. Point-of-care ultrasound findings prompted expedited evaluation and management of this critically ill patient.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
General Medicine,Emergency Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health