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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Congenital #Heart ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis (both heart ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... beats: • Left heart ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Left-Sided Heart ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and the HEART ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... #cardiology #algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
A-Fib) Summary Symptoms ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... with afibb) • Pulse ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... #Palpitations #Cardiology