Cyanosis resident survival guide (pediatrics)
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usman Ali Akbar, M.B.B.S.[2]
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| Cyanosis resident survival guide (pediatrics) Microchapters |
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| Overview |
| Causes |
| FIRE |
| Diagnosis |
| Treatment |
| Do's |
| Don'ts |
Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.
Causes
| Life-Threatening Causes | Pulmonary Causes | Congenital Cardiac Conditions | Hematological Causes | Peripheral Cyanosis |
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Decreased inspired FiO2
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| Upper airway obstruction |
Pulmonary vascular disorders |
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| Other Causes |
FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation
Patients presenting to the emergency department with cyanosis and respiratory distress require emergency supplementation of O2, use of pulse-oximetry and airway, breathing, and circulation support.
- A Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation (FIRE) should be performed to identify the patients in need of immediate intervention].
Complete Diagnostic Approach
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| Patient present with cyanosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Respiratory Distress | Respiratory Distress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peripheral Cyanosis | Central | Differential Cyanosis | No Obstruction | Obstruction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reassurance & Warming | Cardiac Evaulation | Hypoxia Test | Give O2 and Positive Pressure Ventilation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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