William Robert Morrow (EDT) Challenging Cases in Pediatric Cardiology

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This valuable reference features 35 cases to help 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 INCLUDERefractory Supraventricular Tachycardia and HypotensionCyanosis Without a MurmurEnlarged Cardiac Silhouette on Chest RadiographyA Loud Murmur in a Neonate Without SymptomsSmall Heart with ';White Out' on Chest RadiographCardiac Arrest in an AdolescentRecurrent Seizure and a Family History of Sudden DeathWide QRS Tachycardia and Heart FailureWheezing and Recurrent PneumoniaAnd more