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Tetralogy of Fallot 

1. Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction 

2. Right ventricular hypertrophy 

3. Ventricular septal
Tetralogy of Fallot 1. ... obstruction 2. ... Tetralogy #Fallot #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
four defects - 1. ... septal defect (VSD) 2. ... along with concave Pulmonary ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology #ToF
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
1) Calculate LVOT ... Area 2) Calculate ... #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
hypertension 1. ... mean > 20 mmHg_ 2. ... What is the cardiac ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on Echocardiogram

1 year old child with rapidly worsening dyspnea. No murmur.
This was
Right Atrial Appendage ... 1 year old child ... cardiac surgery ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #pediatrics
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
are uncommon - 1 ... to 2% of patients ... with pulmonary ... Might likely have ... #cardiology
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... 1) Patient presentation ... smoldering myeloma 2) ... with serum and urine ... #cardiology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Kawasaki Disease 1. ... recommendations 2. ... 15,000/mm3, and urine ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: 1. ... Clinical suspicion 2. ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... activation → IL-1 ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Fontan Procedure Schematic
A Fontan is done in most children (approximately 90%) who effectively have a single
following: 1) ... venous return 2) ... that is providing cardiac ... Diagram #congenital #Cardiology ... #Peds #Pediatrics