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Suggest Treatment For Heart Palpitations In A Child
My son is 13 years old and complaining of his heart "feeling "funny"...has been saying this for a couple of weeks at different times. I am an RN, trying not to panic. It bothers me that he feels it. It is not palpitations, or rapid beat... It is like an extra beat at different intervals and he feels it.
Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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The symptoms you mentioned is suggestive of premature excitation.This Premature excitation may be arising from ventricle or atria.
I would suggest you to get an EKG done when he is symptomatic or else get a holter monitoring(ambulatory 24 hour EKG) done if it is infrequent.
He may also need an Echocardiography to rule out any congenital or acquired heart disease.
Medications like calcium channel blocker or beta blocker may be needed after reviewing the report.
Regards
The symptoms you mentioned is suggestive of premature excitation.This Premature excitation may be arising from ventricle or atria.
I would suggest you to get an EKG done when he is symptomatic or else get a holter monitoring(ambulatory 24 hour EKG) done if it is infrequent.
He may also need an Echocardiography to rule out any congenital or acquired heart disease.
Medications like calcium channel blocker or beta blocker may be needed after reviewing the report.
Regards
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