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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
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... , LE edema • Minority ... • Account for changes ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... cases, not associated ... mental status changes ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... with pulmonary edema
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
lesions are physical changes ... considered to be caused ... lesions that contain pus ... a generalized disorder ... area of dermal oedema
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Hypertensive disorders ... combination of hormonal changes ... • Pulmonary edema ... neurohormonal changes ... #Cardiology #OBGyn