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
- An Enlarged Cardiac Silhouette on Chest Radiograph
- A Loud Murmur in an Asymptomatic Infant
- Small Heart with “White Out” on Chest Radiograph
- Cardiac Arrest in an Adolescent
- Recurrent Seizures and a Family History of Sudden Death
- Wide QRS Tachycardia and Heart Failure
- Wheezing and Recurrent Pneumonia
