Cardiac and Pulmonary Pediatric Conditions

In this unit, you will be discussing cardiac and pulmonary pediatric conditions and the importance of collaboration. Select one of the topics below (please choose one that has not already been posted by another student) and discuss current evidence-based recommendations by leading pediatric experts and professional organizations. Focus your discussion on how collaboration improves pediatric health outcomes in primary care.

You are expected to present your initial topic including, but not limited to, the following items:

1. Pathophysiology
2. Epidemiology
3. Physical exam findings
4. Differential diagnoses and rationale
5. Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans, and referrals if needed

In addition, you are required to follow the Discussion Board grading rubric and respond to at least three of your classmates.

Topics:

1. Murmurs (innocent and pathologic)
2. Congestive heart disease in children
3. Left to right shunting: ASD, VSD
4. Left to right shunting: Atrioventricular septal defect, PDA
5. Right to left shunting: Transposition of the great arteries (TGA), tetralogy of fallot, hypoplastic left heart syndrome
6. Hypertension in children
7. Kawasaki Disease, acute rheumatic fever
8. Infective endocarditis, pericarditis
9. Myocarditis, cardiomyopathy
10. Syncope
11. Cardiac dysrhythmias
12. Upper respiratory disorders: The common cold, rhinosinusitis
13. Pharyngitis, tonsillitis
14. Diphtheria, pertussis
15. Recurrent epistaxis, nasal foreign body
16. Croup, epiglottitis
17. Foreign body aspiration (laryngeal, tracheal, bronchial)
18. Nonbacterial and bacterial pneumonia
19. Cystic fibrosis
20. Pectus deformity