Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common lethal congenital anomaly. Early diagnosis of CHD by fetal echocardiography based on maternal and fetal indications is important and lifesaving. The aim of study was to assess the referral aspects of pregnant women to pediatric cardiologist. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study on 250 documents of refer...

We describe a simplified method for interpreting a pediatric electrocardiogram (EKG). The method uses 4 steps and requires only a few memorized rules, and it can aid health care providers who do not have immediate access to pediatric cardiology services. Most pediatric EKGs are normal. However, both abnormal and normal EKGs should be sent to a pediatric cardiologist for later, confirmatory inte...

OBJECTIVE Currently, pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians have limited data on point-of-care echocardiography (POCE). Our goals were to (1) determine the overall accuracy of POCE by PEMs in assessing left ventricular (LV) systolic function visually, presence or absence of pericardial effusion, and cardiac preload by estimating inferior vena cava (IVC) collapsibility, in acutely ill chi...

Aim. Heart murmur is common in children, and it is one of the main reasons for referral among children in primary care. The aim of this study is to evaluate agreement and consistency of normal, innocent, and pathologic murmur decision between academic family physicians and academic pediatric cardiologist. Methods. Seven hundred fifteen primary school children were examined by family physicians ...

from the hospital. The pediatrician represents the child and his family and should be an active participant in all major discussions concerning the child. He decides when and to whom the patient should be referred for evaluation. He often initiates therapy, particularly in urgent situations. He should not decide when specialized diagnostic procedures are to be performed nor should he determine ...