Cardiology | Driscoll Children’s Hospital

Some of the finest physicians in cardiac care are only a heartbeat away at Driscoll Childrens Hospital. Driscolls pediatric cardiology program has provided quality, compassionate care to the children of South Texas since 1962. Today, using state-of-the-art facilities, as well as the largest network of consult services available to the healthcare providers of the region, we offer excellence in pediatric and congenital heart care to the patients we serve.

DriscollsCardiology clinicsserve a number of communities in South Texas.We welcome your child and your family, and we look forward to partnering with you in the health of your child.

Your clinic visit will consist of:

Registration Entering your childs information into our electronic medical record.

It will be helpful for you to bring the following information:

Triage Getting your childs height, weight, heart and breathing rates, oxygen level and blood pressures.

Doctor Visit One of our physicians will visit with you and examine your child. The doctor may request tests (e.g. EKG or echocardiogram) to be performed; these tests can often be done duringyour visit. Occasionally, tests will be done before your visit with the doctor so that the results can be given to you efficiently.

Testing Often, an EKG can help your doctor, and most of our patients receivean EKG at the visit. Sometimes the physician may request an echocardiogram, which is an ultrasound of the heart. This test allows us to image the heart and to assess its function. Echocardiograms are performedby trained echocardiogrophers, and occasionally your doctor may perform part of the exam.

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