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Why the other options are wrong
Case Complete
What this deck covers
Coarctation of the Aorta in twelve clinical teaching cases with worked explanations. Each case gives you a clinical vignette, four options, the correct answer, and an explanation of why each of the other three is wrong.
The 12 cases, in order
- The baby who was fine at discharge
- The examination
- Underlying physiology
- Saturations
- The chest radiograph
- Making the diagnosis
- What travels with it
- Emergency management
- A common mistake
- What happens next
- Long-term follow-up
- The missed diagnosis
Diagnoses and management options tested
Across the twelve cases you are asked to choose between options such as: Late-onset group B streptococcal sepsis, Coarctation of the aorta, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia with a salt-losing crisis, Supraventricular tachycardia, A 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure recording, Reverse differential cyanosis, Peripheral cyanosis from a cold foot, Differential cyanosis, Probe artefact from a poor trace, Rib notching appears only in older children, Echocardiography with a full arch view, CT angiography of the aorta, Cardiac catheterisation with pressure measurement, Magnetic resonance angiography of the aorta, Atrial septal defect, Persistent left superior vena cava, Mitral valve prolapse, Bicuspid aortic valve, A further 20 mL/kg fluid bolus, Intubate and ventilate in 100% oxygen, Surgical repair in the neonate, Balloon dilation with a stent, Recoarctation at the repair site, Undiagnosed renal artery stenosis, Hypertension after successful repair, White-coat hypertension.
Clinical pearls from this deck
- A well newborn who collapses in the second week has a closing duct until proven otherwise – and the femoral pulses are the proof.
- Four limbs, not two: the gradient across the obstruction is the bedside test, and more than 20 mmHg is significant.
The twelve worked cases in this deck, with the images and the full explanation of every option, are part of Pediatric Case Review membership. See what is included.
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