Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis
A pediatric patient with hypoxia or cyanosis can frighten even the most seasoned emergency providers. Patients with these symptoms require immediate evaluation and intervention to stabilize their condition. While the differential can be broad, specific attention must be paid to cardiopulmonary etiol...
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| description | A pediatric patient with hypoxia or cyanosis can frighten even the most seasoned emergency providers. Patients with these symptoms require immediate evaluation and intervention to stabilize their condition. While the differential can be broad, specific attention must be paid to cardiopulmonary etiologies. Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart abnormality, and routine screening surprisingly misses a significant amount of these cases. This case serves as an example of a missed diagnosis by screening efforts and reaffirms the resuscitation algorithm of a hypoxic pediatric patient that all emergency providers should be familiar with. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d93da254a9241879ad9e92985ef46d42025-02-03T01:09:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112018-01-01201810.1155/2018/74128697412869Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated CyanosisZachary Zemore0Avni Sharma1Kerri Carter2Aline Baghdassarian3Departments of Emergency and Internal Medicine, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USADepartment of Pediatrics, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USAA pediatric patient with hypoxia or cyanosis can frighten even the most seasoned emergency providers. Patients with these symptoms require immediate evaluation and intervention to stabilize their condition. While the differential can be broad, specific attention must be paid to cardiopulmonary etiologies. Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart abnormality, and routine screening surprisingly misses a significant amount of these cases. This case serves as an example of a missed diagnosis by screening efforts and reaffirms the resuscitation algorithm of a hypoxic pediatric patient that all emergency providers should be familiar with.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7412869 |
| spellingShingle | Zachary Zemore Avni Sharma Kerri Carter Aline Baghdassarian Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis |
| title_full | Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis |
| title_fullStr | Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis |
| title_short | Delayed Presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot with Isolated Cyanosis |
| title_sort | delayed presentation of tetralogy of fallot with isolated cyanosis |
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