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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... #Disorders #Diseases ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology ... Cyanotic #Pink #Blue
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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• Congenital Heart ... Disease • Arrhythmia ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... respiratory distress, heart ... neuromuscular disorder ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Infant
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
Undifferentiated critical ... congenital heart ... disease: Patterns ... #presentation #Differential ... #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Failure to Thrive - Differential ... • Liver Disease ... • Metabolic Disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
or papilledema, heart ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... bruit or signs of hormonal ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
- Congenital heart ... disease ... Bruising #Causes #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis ... #differential #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Hypertensive disorders ... Key Point: High clinical ... combination of hormonal ... postpartum: 🧬 Hormonal ... , selenium) Differential