Is this normal for a 5 y/o!!!!!

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My 5 year old son keeps complaining that his chest hurts. So me being the corpsman that i am i took my stethascope and listened to his chest and heart and i am a little lost. His heart beats were uneven, when he would breath in they would become tachy then when he would breath out they would stop then become very brady. I understand childrens heartbeats vary from adults, but if this was one of my patients i would have done an EKG to see if there were any abnormalities and then transported them to the nearest ER. Am i just overthinking this or should i get him checked out? I feel silly asking all this but i just couldn't find anything on this when i researched it! Thank you in advance!

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Specializes in LTC.

We cannot give medical advice. Take him to the doctor or ER thank you!

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

We can't give medical advice. If you have any concerns then call your childs pedi or take him to the ER.

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Specializes in NICU.

Sounds kind of like sinus arrythmia to me, which is totally normal in kids. Probably a good idea to take him in for a check up though. He shouldn't be having chest pain.

Here is some info on sinus arrythmia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_arrhythmia

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Get him checked out !!!

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Above posters are correct: please have him seen by his pediatrician.

Thanks.

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