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Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... , ↑↑peripheral edema ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... : inflammatory edema ... unilateral eyelid edema ... : Conduction disorders ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... cases, not associated ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... → cardiomyopathy ... with pulmonary edema
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... , LE edema • Minority ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... and Peripheral Edema ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology