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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart Disorders ... #Diseases #Classification ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Cardiac Disease ... • Congenital disorders ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
structural heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
Genetic - Storage diseases ... mitochondrial disorders ... - Malformation syndromes ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... PSYCHIATRIC • ANXIETY DISORDER ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
decompensated liver disease ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... rare): - Reye syndrome ... (Peds) - Primary ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... : • Valvular disorders ... coronary heart disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Failure to Thrive - Differential ... • Liver Disease ... • Metabolic Disorders ... • Syndromes ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds