Challenging Cases in Pediatric Cardiology

Description

Written in a case-based format, this valuable resource helps primary care physicians in diagnosing and treating
children with common and uncommon cardiac conditions. Cases are grouped by treating location: office, nursery,
emergency department, and pediatric intensive care unit.

Following the case presentation, each chapter follows the steps of: differential diagnosis, evaluation, treatment,
and discussion. Valuable pearls of information are included, as well as “Practice Points," which is a quick
refresher on the key issues presented in the case.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Refractory Supraventricular Tachycardia and Hypotension

Cyanosis Without a Murmur

Enlarged Cardiac Silhouette on Chest Radiography

A Loud Murmur in a Neonate Without Symptoms

Small Heart with “White Out” on Chest Radiograph

Cardiac Arrest in an Adolescent

Recurrent Seizure and a Family History of Sudden Death

Wide QRS Tachycardia and Heart Failure

Wheezing and Recurrent Pneumonia

Section I Pediatric Cardiology in the Office
01 Refractory Supraventricular Tachycardia and Hypotension
02 Cyanosis Without a Murmur
03 Enlarged Cardiac Silhouette on Chest Radiography
04 Unexplained Tachycardia
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Section II Pediatric Cardiology in the Nursery
16 Cyanosis in a Newborn
17 A Loud Murmur in a Neonate Without Symptoms
18 Cardiogenic Shock in a Two-Day-Old
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Section III Pediatric Cardiology in the Emergency Department
22 Cardiac Arrest in an Adolescent
23 Syncope in an Adolescent Athlete
24 Recurrent Seizure and a Family History of Sudden Death
25 Increasing Shortness of Breath with Exercise
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Section IV Pediatric Cardiology in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
30 Hemiplegia in a 17-Year-Old Athlete
31 Recurrent Stridor in a 9-Year-Old
32 Wide QRS Tachycardia and Heart Failure
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