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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... Algorithm - ... #Congenital #Heart ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic
Treatment options for patients with Chronic Symptomatic Systolic Heart Failure

#sCHF #CongestiveHeartFailure #Systolic #HFrEF #Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Symptomatic Systolic Heart ... Systolic #HFrEF #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology ... #ivabradine #Medications
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
the Elderly - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Intrinsic Factors ... Polypharmacy - esp. > 4 medications ... Falls #Elderly #Geriatrics
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Suspected Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates

Neonates with undiagnosed congenital
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation and Management ... Suspected Congenital Heart ... Neonatal #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... NYHA, New York Heart ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Indications #Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Valvular heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... Risk Factors and ... #cardiology #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
cardiovascular risk factors ... dabigatran) • Factor ... Absolute warfarin indications ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
modifiable risk factors ... - Allergies to medications ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... ✗ NOT a risk factor ... , selenium) Differential ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment