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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Heart #Disorders #Diseases ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic ... #Pink #Blue
Aortic Stenosis & Bicuspid Aortic Valve (AS)
 • Introduction & Pathophysiology
 • Classifications
 • Epidemiology
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Aortic Stenosis ... & Bicuspid Aortic ... Pathophysiology • Classifications ... #AorticValve #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Leaflet: • Infection ... Fever, Whipple Disease ... Arteritis, Crohn Disease ... , Cogan's Disease ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
congenital heart disease ... Tetralogy of Fallot Blue ... screens catch blue ... interrupted arch, aortic ... Gray #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Truncus Arteriosus
 • Basic Information
 • Embryology
 • Associated anomalies
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Pre-operative management
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management • Classification ... vasculature, right aortic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Congenital Heart Disease ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... Urinary Tract Infection ... #Event #ALTE #BRUE ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... Cyanotc Heart Diseases ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology #ToF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... Ischemic heart disease ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
with recurrent infection ... branches off from the aorta ... (blue arrow). ... #Clinical #Radiology