- Relevant concise case based discussions
- Use of high quality diagnostic imaging to illustrate cases with links to video files where appropriate
- Examples to cover the complete range of cardiac conditions encountered in children
- Intention to reduce frequency of potential medical errors in this population
- Case histories to illustrate potential clinical pitfalls covering the whole range of pediatric cardiology including Imaging, fetal cardiology, catheter intervention, surgery and electrophysiology
The purpose of the book is to point out potential errors in the management of children with heart disease using individual narrative case presentations as examples. These will be illustrated using ECG, X-ray, MRI and other diagnostic material as well as surgical pictures where appropriate. The aim is advise the reader on how to prevent such problems and how to deal with them should they arise. As the potential errors addressed will cover both diagnosis and treatment the readership would include both trainee and staff Pediatric Cardiologists as well as Pediatricians with an interest in Pediatric Cardiology.
Table of ContentsIt’s Enough to Make You Anxious.- Fetal AVSD or Maybe Not?.- Mind the Gap.- Dilated Cardiomyopathy: If You Don't Suspect, You Can't Diagnose!.- Syncope: It’s All in the History.- Chest Pain in Children: Not Always Benign.- Coronary Artery Imaging Is Crucial.- The Woes Lie Below.- When Not to Intubate Babies Receiving 100% Oxygen.- A Child with a Long QT?.- Breathlessness in an Ex-Prem When All Is Not What It Seems.- Think Outside the Chest.- Fontan Circulation: Forget the Atrial Septum at Your Peril.- Is This Really Bronchiolitis?.- A Neonatal Dilemma.- The Collapsing Teenager.- Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Think of the Diet.- A T-Wave Tight Spot.- Don’t Forget the Head and Neck Vessels.- The Test that Gets Forgotten.- Don't Ignore Reverse Differential Cyanosis.- Pulmonary Resistance: How Best to Measure?.- Cardiomyopathy in Infants: Look at the Rhythm, Then Look Again.
