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01 mg/kg for the pediatric patient. D. 02 mg/kg for a child. 1 mg. E. Consider transvenous pacing. F. Disposition: Admit the patient to the ICU. 3. Atrial Fibrillation: Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained adult tachyarrhythmia. In atrial fibrillation, multiple atrial ectopic foci stimulate irregular ventricular responses. The enlarged and poorly contracting left atrium induces the onset of thrombus formation, emboli, and stroke. Etiologies include coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, thyrotoxicosis, rheumatic heart disease, hypertension, alcohol ingestion, and pulmonary embolism.

C. DDX: Meningitis, hepatitis, erythema multiforme, erythema nodosum, myocarditis, acute rheumatic fever, and Guillan-Barr´e’s syndrome. D. Work up: Obtain CBC, SMA-7, PT, PTT, ECG, cultures, and LP. 2 RX: A. Doxycycline 100 mg bid or Amoxicillin 25 to 50 mg/kg/d tid for 10 to 21 days. B. Use Ceftriaxone 75 to 100 mg/kg/d IV for Lyme meningitis, arthritis, or carditis. C. Disposition: Most patients can be treated as an outpatient, but those with neurologic or cardiac complications require admission.

Symptoms: Dyspnea, PND, orthopnea, nocturia, edema, chest pain, and previous cardiac disease. B. Signs: Respiratory distress, tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension, JVD, hepatojugular reflex, rales, murmurs, pulsatile liver, or cyanosis. C. DDX: Constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, myocardial infarction, or pulmonary embolism. CARDIOVASCULAR 31 D. Work-up: Order pulse oximetry, ABG, CXR, CBC, SMA-7, CPK with isoenzymes, sputum for Gram’s stain and C&S, and ECG. 2 RX: A. B. C. D. E. F. Support ABCs, IV, O2 , and monitor.

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