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Simplified Diagnosis of Metabolic Disorders
#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Inherited #Congenital #Metabolism #Metabolic #Diseases #Disorders #Ketones #Ammonia #Differential
Diagnosis of Metabolic Disorders ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Metabolic #Diseases #Disorders ... #Ketones #Ammonia ... #Differential #
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... and Differential ... #Congenital #Heart ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
major sources of ammonia ... production of ammonia ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... Reye syndrome (Peds ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Pathologic: • Valvular disorders ... sclerosis (both heart ... circulation/High output heart ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Thrombus, 1° clotting disorder ... strangulation), Heart ... /Vessels (Heart ... hypovolemia), Meds
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Acquired structural heart ... • Congenital heart ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ATRIAL FLUTTER • HEART ... VALVULAR DISEASE • HEART ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
respiratory distress, heart ... neuromuscular disorder ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... • Congenital Heart ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... Event #ALTE #BRUE #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... MetroHealth_EM #RadialHead ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology