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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... and Differential ... #Heart #Disorders ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential ... Arteriovenous Fistula - Congenital ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Congenital ... Anomaly / Disorder ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Constipation - Differential ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Lesions • Myotonia Congenita ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long ... **Get baseline EKG ... term monitor** Triggers ... specialist #Congenital ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Cardiac: • Congenital ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... other neurological disorders ... limb or joint disorders ... Management #treatment #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... deficiency • Congenital ... • Inflammatory disorders ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
- Rare disorders ... , e.g. ... bypass Vascular disorders ... Bruising #Causes #peds ... pediatrics #diagnosis #differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Bradycardia - Differential ... , Myocarditis, Congenital ... disorders, Cardiomyopathies ... • Infiltrative disorders ... #Diagnosis #cardiology