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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... and Differential Algorithm ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Congenital #Heart ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
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Causes of Depressed ... Algorithm Maternal ... • Congenital Heart ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Algorithm Stridor ... • Congestive Heart ... Foreign Body • Heart ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (heart ... acute, massive MI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #CardiacArrest
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Causes of Failure ... • Congestive Heart ... • Congenital Heart ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Congenital Heart ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
- Subjective (heard ... Algorithm Unilateral ... Audiogram - Perform MRI ... Fracture • Closed Head ... #Algorithm #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... contractility) - Acute MI ... - Severe heart ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and the HEART ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... factors Calculate a HEART ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis