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PocketPEM - 3 Stages of Ventricle Reconstruction #Diagnosis #Pathophys #Peds #EM #Cardiology #Ventricle #Reconstruction #Stages #BTShunt
Reconstruction #Stages #BTShunt ... #Shunt #Glenn #
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Left-to-Right Shunt ... Right-to-Left Shunt
An Algorithm for CSF Shunt Complications
#Algorithm, #CSFShunt, #NSGY, #Neurosurgery, #ddxof
Algorithm for CSF Shunt
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Right to Left Shunt ... Right to Left Shunt
Differential Diagnosis: Cyanosis - Mnemonic "COLD PALMS"
Peripheral cyanosis 
• Cold 
• Obstruction 
• LVF and shock
sulfhemoglobinemia • Shunt
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Left-to-Right Shunt ... Right-to-Left Shunt
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Occupying Lesions, Shunt
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Right to Left Shunt ... - Anatomic Shunt ... - Physiologic Shunt
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
 • Introduction
 • Embryology
 • Anatomy
 • Physiology of HLHS
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Palliation • Shunt
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Right-to-Left Shunt