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What Causes High Heart Rate After Treatment Of Pneumonia?
My 14year old special needs daughter just got out of ICU with pneumonia o2 is fine but heart rate is as high as 175 seems agitated not her normal been suctioning had EKG when was in the hospital for low heart rate of 40 it s all over the place can t get her comfortable
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
Hi...sometimes if the kid is ventilated then during ventilation sedatives might have been used. When the kid is out of ventilator, these drugs have withdrawal symptoms and this could be the reason for high heart rates. During this period of withdrawal, the kid might even be very fidgety and irritable too.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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