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Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... #Disorders #Diseases ... Differential #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Fibrosis) • Celiac ... Disease • ... • Metabolic Disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Suspected Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates

Neonates with undiagnosed congenital
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Disease in Neonates ... disease may present ... Neonates #Neonatal #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis (both heart ... - Chronic pulmonary ... diseases • Arteriovenous ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
disease: CAD, Most ... structural heart ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ATRIAL FLUTTER • HEART ... • HEART FAILURE ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... Consider testing for celiac ... disease Inflammatory ... differential #testing #evaluation
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Vasodilation Lung Disease ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #cardiology #causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Myocardial Ischemia Chronic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... diseases • Arteriovenous ... disease • Increased ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology