What Causes Cough And Vomiting In Infant?

Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2015

Question: My nephew is 1 month old. He was brought to Dr today due to throwing up and coughing. Doctors discovers his heart rate is at 300 bpm and could not get it to go down. What causes this? He is being brought to Children's Hospital in XXXXXXX but so far no answers.

Answered by Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
supraventricular tachycardia is the name for this

Detailed Answer:
Hi

There is a condition called supra ventricular tachycardia.

It can be diagnosed by cardiac monitoring and ECG.

Don't worry.

There are. medicines available for this.

It can be controlled!

The child will need regular follow up.

This condition may recur but can be controlled.

God bless

Dr Uma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth (1 hour later)

They gave him some medicine for it and it didn't come down. As far as reoccurring, what can parents do to prevent it?

Answered by Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
wait for some more time!

Detailed Answer:
Hi

There are quite a few alternatives available.

They must have tried adenosine 2-3 times initially.

If it fails they will try other drugs which take some time to act.

Parents cannot do anything to prevent it .

They can learn to identify it if it comes suddenly.

By simply placing the hand on the chest ,one can identify fast heartbeats!

God bless

Dr UMA

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar