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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Suspected Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates

Neonates with undiagnosed congenital
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation and ... Suspected Congenital Heart ... Neonates #Neonatal #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Congenital Heart ... Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... #Causes #Peds #
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... classification, and the HEART ... physical activity - Nausea ... EKG findings - Age ... #cardiology #Angina
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... out Left-Sided Heart ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ) • Valvular heart ... pregnancy, maternal age ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Advanced maternal age ... (PPCM) is caused ... other high-output causes ... Rule out other causes ... #Cardiology #OBGyn