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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

This activity is directed to physicians who take care of hospitalized children, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in the emergency room, intensive care unit, or hospital wards.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Review Supraventricular Tachycardia in different age ranges.
  • Review the definition and mechanism for Supraventricular Tachycardia in pediatrics.
  • Describe the treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardia in pediatrics.
 
There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations for the podcast associated with this training.

Suggested Additional Reading:

  1. Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders. Philip Wackel & Bryan Cannon. PEDIATRICS IN REVIEW 2017; 38; 243
  2. Consultation with the Specialist: Cardiac Dysrhythmias. Jon Tingelstad. PEDIATRICS IN REVIEW 2001;22;91
  3. Focus on Diagnosis: Cardiac Arrhythmias in Children. Eric A. Biondi. PEDIATRICS IN REVIEW 2010; 31;375
  4. Hornik CP, Chu PY, Li JS, Clark RH, Smith PB, Hill KD. Comparative effectiveness of digoxin and propranolol for supraventricular tachycardia in infants. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014;15(9):839–845. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000000229

Authors:
Gaurav Arora, MD — Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Director, Electrophysiology, Associate Vice-Chair of Pediatrics for Clinical Affairs, Ambulatory Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Arora is a consultant for Eko Health
Tony R. Tarchichi, MD — Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Group
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.