Paediatric cardiology topics for General Physicians
How pediatric cardiology is tested
Written for DHA, SMLE, DOH, QCHP, OMSB, MOH, NHRA and Kuwait MOH — the same GP licensing mix, not a pediatric cardiology specialist paper.
Paediatric cardiology is five T’s cyanotic disease, VSD/PDA, Kawasaki IVIG timing and rheumatic fever — not adult cath-lab stems in a small chest.
Cyanotic vs acyanotic split first. Coarctation is four-limb BP. Innocent vs pathological murmurs use the usual red flags (diastolic, loud, symptoms).
Kawasaki is days of fever plus the mucocutaneous set; IVIG timing protects coronaries. ARF still appears in regional papers.
How do I sort congenital lesions quickly?
Cyanosis and whether the CXR is oligemic or flooded. The five T’s are the cyanotic list they still use.
Kawasaki — what must not wait?
IVIG plus aspirin when criteria are met; do not wait for peeling skin if you already have enough features and coronary risk.
Are adult ACS rules used in children?
No. Chest pain in a child is usually not coronary until Kawasaki or anomalous coronaries are in the story.
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