Bradycardia
Definition
ECG to decide if
- Awake
- 0-3m: <126 bpm
- 3-6m: <116 bpm
- 6-12m: <106 bpm
- 1-3y: <97 bpm
- 3-5y: <77 bpm
- 5-8y: <64 bpm
- 8-12y: <59 bpm
- 12-16y: <53 bpm
- Asleep
- 0-2y: <60 bpm while asleep and <80 bpm while awake
- 2-6y: <60 bpm
- 6-11y: <45 bpm
- >11 years: <40 bpm
- Athletes >11 years: <30 bpm
ECG to decide if
- Sinus bradycardia
- hypervagotonia
- Nasopharyngeal/oesophageal stimulation (suction, NG/ET insertion)
- Breathholding spells
- Coughing
- OSA
- Increase ICP
- sinus node dysfunction
- ASD, AVSD, VSD, PS, TGA, Single ventricle
- Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, pericarditis, IHD (Kawasaki's)
- Apnoea of prematurity
- Anorexia
- hypothermia
- medications
- familial
- Long QT
- eating disorders
- ASD, AVSD, VSD, PS, TGA, Single ventricle
- hypervagotonia
- Bradyarrythmia
- sinoatrial block
- av block