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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... Algorithm - ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic ... #Pink #Blue
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
- Differential ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... /Treatments (Pressors ... #Schema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Heart Defect Respiratory ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Cardiac: • Congenital ... Heart Disease ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... #Event #ALTE #BRUE ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... normal tissue (e.g. ischemia ... of Anomalies (Syndromic ... #Causes #Peds #
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Glucose/Temp • ACS ... • Myocardial ischemia ... Myocarditis • Congenital ... Valve surgery • Heart ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Pediatric Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Tumours • Congenital ... • Transient Ischemic ... #Causes #Peds #
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT syndrome ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hypoxic-Ischemic ... Syndromes - Spinal ... #Causes #Peds #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... one post op Cardiology ... • <12mo since ACS