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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart Disorders ... Classification and Differential ... Congenital #Heart #Disorders ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology ... #Cyanotic #Pink
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Neutrophils - Differential ... Solid Tumour (e.g ... • Metabolic disorders ... Myeloproliferative Disorder ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Bleeding / Bruising - Differential ... Sequestration Disordered ... Rare • Drugs (e.g ... Connective Tissue Disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Lymphoproliferative disorders ... (e.g. lymphoma, ... (e.g. polycythemia ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... • Thrombus (e.g ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... halt nail growth (e.g ... poisoning • Cyanosis ... Systemic #Secondary #dermatology ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... function test, ANA (e.g ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Differential # ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Chronic inflammatory disorders ... (e.g. autoimmune ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #hematology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... - Congenital (e.g ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
(usually IgG) (e.g ... (usually IgM) (e.g ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology