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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Classification and Differential ... Classification #Differential ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic ... #Pink #Blue
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... heart defect - Pulmonary ... diseases - Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
Hyperoxia test for cyanosis ... if cardiac or pulmonary ... screens catch blue ... #presentation #Differential ... #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... the Newborn - Differential ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... #Newborn #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
along with concave Pulmonary ... complication in Cyanotc ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology #ToF
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology
Week 7 – Congenital heart disease

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Peds #Pediatrics #Congenital #HeartDisease #Acyanotic #Differential #Incidence
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #HeartDisease #Acyanotic ... #Differential #
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
mass-like appearance (blue ... is necessary to differentiate ... and the enlarged pulmonary ... are dealing with pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
combination of hormonal ... postpartum: 🧬 Hormonal ... , selenium) Differential ... dysfunction • Pulmonary ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology