Chapter 423 Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
Evaluation of the Critically Ill Neonate with Cyanosis and Respiratory Distress
A severely ill neonate with cardiorespiratory distress and cyanosis is a diagnostic challenge. The clinician must perform a rapid evaluation to determine whether congenital heart disease is a cause so that potentially lifesaving measures can be instituted. The differential diagnosis of neonatal cyanosis is presented in Table 95-1.
