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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Algorithm - ... Heart #Disorders #Diseases ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic ... #Pink #Blue
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Heart Murmur, Cyanosis ... without Pulmonary ... DiseaseCyanotic
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Coarctation #Cyanosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Body • Heart Disease ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
congenital heart disease ... Hyperoxia test for cyanosis ... if cardiac or pulmonary ... #presentation #Differential ... #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
secondary to Systemic Diseases ... malnutrition) Blue ... poisoning • Cyanosis ... #dermatology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Patterns of disease in advanced COPD

Type A: 
Pink Puffer (Emphysema Predominant) 
Major complaint is dyspnea, often
Patterns of disease ... Type B: Blue Bloater ... Dyspnea usually ... overweight and cyanotic ... #BlueBloater #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Connective tissue diseases ... moderate-to-severe cases) • Cyanosis ... , in advanced disease ... #differential #