Learning Objectives

Diagnose the characteristics of pathologic murmurs in newborns, infants, children, and adolescents.

Recommend appropriate imaging and subspecialty consultation for children with murmurs.

Screen young athletes for risk of sudden cardiac death.

Determine when electrocardiography and other tests may be helpful in evaluating young athletes.

Summarize the types and causes of pediatric cardiac dysrhythmias.

Avoid using drugs that can further prolong the QT interval in patients with long QT syndrome.

Summarize the principal clinical features of Kawasaki disease.

Explain the approach for evaluation of patients with suspected multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.