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Cyanotic episodes in congenital heart disease
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Cyanotic episodes in congenital heart disease … in congenital heart disease The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News Careers Shop Contact Donate … Guidelines > Cyanotic episodes in congenital heart disease Print Share Facebook LinkedIn Email …
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Chest pain
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In children without risk factors for serious disease (see below), the most commonly identified causes of chest … episode severe chest pain Pain radiating to arm or back Associated dizziness or syncope Congenital …/acquired cardiac disease Family history sudden cardiac death or arrhythmia History of Kawasaki disease …
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Cough
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, immunodeficiency, congenital cardiac disease Family and social history Infectious contacts Travel history Exposure … (post-infectious cough, including pertussis) Asthma Habit cough and somatic cough disorder Congenital airway … abnormalities (eg tracheo/bronchomalacia, vascular rings, tracheo-oesophageal fistula) Interstitial lung disease …
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NPA
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heart disease, chronic respiratory illness, congenital or acquired immunodeficiency and neonates. Early … from viral infections. This includes oncology/haematology patients, those with congenital cyanotic … IV neuroblastoma, pre or post HSCT or any relapse disease. Patients must be in a single room …
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Syncope
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Structural abnormalities eg congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis Differential diagnoses … Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Conduction disease eg Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome … heart rate and blood pressure measurements Complete cardiac and neurological examination Management …
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Dehydration
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carries a high risk for children Complex/cyanotic congenital heart disease (especially cardiac shunts … months old Gastrointestinal pathology (eg short gut syndrome, ileostomy, colostomy, Hirschsprung disease … markedly abnormal Conscious state Alert and responsive Lethargic, irritable Reduced conscious state Heart …
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Hypoglycaemia
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Diabetes mellitus ), toxin ingestion (see Poisoning ), other illness eg sepsis, congenital heart disease … insufficiency Neonate–2 years Congenital hyperinsulinism, inborn errors of metabolism, congenital hormone … Hyperinsulinaemia Lactate Increased in: Metabolic liver disease Glycogen storage disorders Sepsis Prolonged …
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Stroke
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more likely History Congenital heart disease Sickle cell disease Recent head/neck injury, chiropractic … stroke pathway (RCH) Anticoagulation therapy Sickle cell disease Endovascular clot retrieval pathway …
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Blood product prescription
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, clinical signs and symptoms of anaemia Uncorrected congenital heart disease >90 RBC transfusion is often …: Children with haemoglobinopathies (eg thalassaemia or sickle cell disease) or congenital anaemia … Reversible or chronic bone marrow failure (disease or therapy-related eg chemotherapy/HSCT) 10 x 10 9 /L …
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Primary immunodeficiencies
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Severe oral candidiasis Severe or chronic viral infections eg EBV DiGeorge syndrome: Congenital heart … disease and/or characteristic facial features Ectodermal dysplasia: absence of nails, thin hair, reduced … sweating Phagocytic cell deficiency Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) Leukocyte adhesion defect (LAD …