Chapter 21. Cardiac Conditions
- Kate Thomson MBBS, FRACP General Paediatrician2,3,
- Dean Tey MBBS Allergy and Immunology Fellow4,
- Michael Marks MBBS, MPH, MD, FRACP Paediatrician Senior Lecturer5,6
Published Online: 17 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444308051.ch21
Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Paediatric Handbook, Eighth Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Brooks, P. and Penny, D. (2009) Cardiac Conditions, in Paediatric Handbook, Eighth Edition (eds K. Thomson, D. Tey and M. Marks), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444308051.ch21
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Developmental Medicine, Sunshine Hospital, Victoria, Australia
- 3
Emergency Department, Sunshine Hospital, Victoria, Australia
- 4
Department of Allergy and Immunology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- 5
Department of General Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 6
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Publication History
- Published Online: 17 MAR 2009
- Published Print: 13 FEB 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405174008
Online ISBN: 9781444308051
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- cardiac conditions;
- Chest radiograph (CXR) and electrocardiogram (ECG) - specific but not sensitive tests for cardiac disease;
- clinical syndromes of presentation with symptomatic CHD;
- heart failure after neonatal period;
- hypercyanotic spells (‘tetralogy spells’);
- supraventricular tachycardia (SVT);
- infective endocarditis - damaged area of endothelium and bacteraemia;
- endocarditis prophylaxis;
- basic ECG interpretation;
- QRS complexes and T waves
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
When to investigate a murmur
The neonate with symptomatic congenital heart disease
Neonatal cyanosis
Heart failure after the neonatal period
Hypercyanotic spells (‘tetralogy spells’)
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
Infective endocarditis
Basic ECG interpretation