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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart Disorders ... Classification and Differential ... Congenital #Heart #Disorders ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Cyanotic #Pink #Blue
Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress Through the Years. 

#signs #symptoms #diagnosis #differential #neonatal #pediatrics #adult
symptoms #diagnosis #differential ... #neonatal #pediatrics ... #adult #peds #pulmonary
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Congenital Anomaly / Disorder ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... • Metabolic Disorders ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Pleural Effusion in adults ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
if cardiac or pulmonary ... screens catch blue ... #presentation #Differential ... #Pink #Blue #Gray ... #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... #Event #ALTE #BRUE ... #Differential # ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Constipation in Adults ... Hypothyroidism) -> Thyroid hormone ... Possible mechanisms: hormone ... neuromuscular disorders ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders ... Drugs or hormones ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Cardiopulmonary Disorders ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Evaluation #Geriatrics