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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
CHD, congenital ... heart disease; CPET ... veno-occlusive disease ... , chronic lung disease ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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thrombosis - Congenital ... renal disease ... Causes #Secondary #diagnosis ... differential #age #pediatrics ... #peds
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... : 1/2 paroxysmal ... Treatment • Operable disease ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Summary Chagas disease ... an infectious disease ... 70-80% have no disease ... → 20-30% have disease
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... Underlying liver disease ... - Portal hypertension
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... Valvular heart disease ... • Congenital ... heart disease ... disease • Myocardial
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... /Hypertensive emergency ... : 1. ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... : - Known CV disease ... Structural heart disease ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
end-stage liver disease ... and pulmonary hypertension ... 1. ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Graft Versus Host Disease ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Trypanosoma (Chagas disease ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology