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A term baby boy was delivered overnight by emergency caesarean section for pathological cardiotocography. An uncle died in childhood due to ‘a problem with the aorta’.
After initial cry, he required resuscitation including chest compressions. He was stabilised on nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy (nCPAP). Oxygen saturations remained labile with a notable preductal and postductal gradient of 10% with brief preductal saturations of greater than 90%. Cardiovascular examination was normal. A chest X-ray was taken at 2 hours of life (figure 1).
Anteroposterior chest radiograph taken at two hours of life.
Question 1
‘Egg on a string sign’ suggests which congenital cardiac condition?
Coarctation of the aorta
Ebstein anomaly
Tetralogy of Fallot
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
Transposition of the great arteries
Question 2
What pathological finding is seen on this X-ray?
Question 3
What emergency treatment should be considered?
Question 4
Which …
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