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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
and Differential Algorithm ... Heart #Disorders #Diseases ... #Classification ... #Differential #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Pediatric Mouth ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Teeth: • Teething ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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(Granulomatous disease ... atherosclerotic disease ... most important diseases ... against MPO • Complement ... #rheumatology #classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
staining): • Low Complement ... Idiopathic • Normal Complement ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... congenital heart disease ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consider sickle cell disease ... cardiac valve, vasculitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... workup #hematology #testing
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• Autoimmune diseases ... • Low serum C4 complement ... • IgA vasculitis ... • Vasculitis ... diagnosis #types #classification
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Disease ... Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Positive Coombs testing ... post infectious setting ... temperatures by fixing complement
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... for glomerular disease ... or alternative complement ... of glomerular disease ... for ANCA-related vasculitis
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... the most common vasculitis ... Criteria - Fever lasting ... #KD #vasculitis ... #rheumatology #pediatrics