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Outpatients | Cardiology
This condition is treated in the Cardiology clinic.
Emergency Referral Criteria
If any of the following are present or suspected, please refer the patient to the Emergency Department (via ambulance if necessary) or follow local emergency care protocols or seek emergent medical advice if in a remote region. Clinical judgement should always be considered in addition to these criteria.
Criteria for Emergency include:
- Referrer's clinical judgement
- Pacemaker/ICD
- delivery of two or more shocks by CD in 24 hours
- suspected pacemaker/defribrillator malfunction (with ECG evidence)
- pacemaker/ICD device erosion
- Bradycardia including any of the following:
- symptomatic bradycardia
- PR interval on ECG exceeding 300ms
- second degree or complete heart block
- Broad complex tachycardia
- Suspected or confirmed endocarditis, myocarditis or pericarditis
If you, or someone else, are experiencing a serious and life-threatening injury or illness call triple zero (000) immediately or go to the nearest Emergency Department.
Learn more about when to access emergency care and non-emergency care options if the injury or illness is not serious or life-threatening.
Statewide Referral Criteria (SRC)
Criteria for referral to public hospital specialist clinic services
? Red flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.
SRC Category not yet available for this service. Your referral will be triaged and you will be notified of the categorisation outcome.
Information to be included in the referral
(Referral may be returned without this)
Essential supporting information
Pathology
- Any relevant
Imaging
- Any relevant
Investigations/other
- Any relevant
Interim/GP management
To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Cardiology clinic page for the full referral process and templates.
Additional information which may assist triage:
- Any investigations relevant to co-morbidities
- Stress test report (if available)
- Renal duplex report if renal artery stenosis suspected
- History of smoking, alcohol intake and drug use (including recreational drugs
View more information:
Cardiology - HealthPathways Tasmania
