Pediatrics blog
Clinical teaching and practical ideas for your next study session.
Study Tips
Severe PPHN Echo Findings: A Board-Ready Reading Method
Learn to connect shunt direction, septal bowing, tricuspid regurgitation, and ventricular function when interpreting severe PPHN echocardiography questions.
Medical Education
Severe PPHN on Echocardiography: Read the Pressure Pattern
Severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is best recognized as a linked pressure-and-flow pattern, not a single echocardiographic measurement. Learn how RV pressure, septal geometry, shunt direction, and ventricular function fit together.
Case Discussion
The Febrile 6-Week-Old Who Looks Sick: Sepsis, Shock, and the Limits of “Low Risk”
A practical case discussion on recognizing shock in a febrile young infant, avoiding inappropriate low-risk pathways, and choosing empiric therapy when meningitis is possible.