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Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
- Differential ... normal tissue (e.g ... • Association (e.g ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
17-year-old male s/p syncopal episode. #Brugada type 3 seen on 12 lead #EKG. Diagnosis confirmed by
seen on 12 lead #EKG ... Diagnosis confirmed ... by Pediatric #Cardiology ... #cardiology #ekg ... #em #peds #pediatrics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis? ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Hepatic artery (e.g ... ., endocarditis) ... #children #peds ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hepatology