Open AccessDifferential cyanosis and undiagnosed eisenmenger′s syndrome: The importance of pulse oximetry
Author(s) -
Arjun D. Sharma,
Sujay Kumar Parasa,
Kiran Kumar Gudivada,
Gurumurthy Ramachandran
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.134518
Subject(s) - pulse oximetry , eisenmenger syndrome , medicine , cardiology , heart disease , differential diagnosis , anesthesia , pathology
Eisenmenger's physiology has significant anesthetic implications. The symptamology, in the early course of disease can be subtle at times and missed on regular PAC. Pulse oximetry, in our patient detected differential saturations. The possibility of underlying congenital cardiac illness was assumed, rescheduling of case was debated and finally the abnormal cardiac lesions were identified in ECHO in immediate postoperative period.