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Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
Atrioventricular Septal Defect ... aka AV canal defect ... endocardial cushion defect ... Atrioventricular #Septal #Defect ... management #peds #pediatrics
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
comprises four defects ... Ventricular septal defect ... along with concave Pulmonary ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Tetralogy of Fallot 

1. Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction 

2. Right ventricular hypertrophy 

3. Ventricular septal
Ventricular septal defect ... #Fallot #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Signs
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Ventricular Septal Defect ... Atrioventricular Septal Defect ... Atrial Septal Defect ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
VSD, AV canal defect ... if cardiac or pulmonary ... catch blue baby defects ... Gray #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
demonstrating the effect ... regurgitation; PS, pulmonary ... ventricular septal defect ... The effect of squatting ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Cyanotic heart defect ... - Pulmonary diseases ... - Pulmonary AV ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... While the pathophysiology ... for the hip/knee ... is that hip and knee ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
Diastolic relaxation defect ... regulatory reserve → Pulmonary ... #dchf #hfpef #pathophysiology
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... Resolution: Pulmonary ... artery filling defect ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... #Pulmonary #Embolism