Severe Myocarditis in the Pediatric Patient: A Simulation for Emergency Department Management
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Myocarditis in a pediatric patient can present with a variety of signs and symptoms, leading to a broad differential diagnosis. Delays in the correct identification of myocarditis and the initiation of appropriate interventions can have a detrimental impact on patient outcomes. In this case, a simulated five-year-old patient with myocarditis and secondary cardiogenic shock presents to the emergency department (ED). The goals of this simulation curriculum were to familiarize trainees and ED providers with the often nonspecific presentation of pediatric myocarditis, educate the care team about crucial interventions that positively or negatively impact the patient's stabilization course, and reinforce the consequences of delays in appropriate interventions, such as progression of cardiogenic shock and potentially fatal arrhythmias.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96862
Institutions: Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Brown University, Tulane University, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Seattle Children's Research Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416253261