Shachar Oren, Shachar, Galit Brenner, Yael Garty, Eric Scheier
Kaplan Medical Center. Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Israel
Pediatric Emergency Care
Pediatr Emerg Car 2022; 38: 633-635
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002721
Abstract
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be useful in the differentiation between cardiac and pulmonary etiologies of hypoxia. Here, we present a child with signs of chronic hypoxia, found on POCUS to have multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. A combination of POCUS and history supported a presumptive pediatric emergency department diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. This case is the first case of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation found on POCUS and reinforces the importance of POCUS as a first-line examination in the evaluation of chronic hypoxia in the pediatric emergency department.
Category
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing
Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication
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