SIMPLE review of Supraventricular Tachycardia in the NICU

A REALLY fast heart rate! Is the heart just beating really quickly (sinus tachycardia)? Or is it an arrhythmia (SVT)?? How do you tell them apart? How do you diagnose SVT? What about treatment? When do you use a bag of ice? Which medications do you use?!!! Learn all this and more!
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Dr. Tala is a board-certified neonatologist and has worked in busy level III and IV units for the past 15 years. She has won multiple teaching awards throughout her time as a neonatologist.

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References:
Srinivasan C, Balaji S. Neonatal supraventricular tachycardia. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2019 Nov-Dec;19(6):222-231. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2019.09.004. Epub 2019 Sep 18. PMID: 31541680; PMCID: PMC6904811.

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**TIMESTAMPS**
00:33 What is SVT
01:17 How to infants with SVT present?
02:30 SVT or sinus tachycardia?
07:06 How do you diagnose SVT and what other studies should you get
08:52 How do you treat SVT?
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