Management of SAM in a child with Pulmonary hypertension

Have you thought about a low dose of Sednafil along Side the nutritional care?

This can improve the quality of life 

Even in the absence of a specialist, it will be necessary to think about the management of this cardiac pathology and to evaluate its part in the overall situation.

Very useful question: How to diagnose pulmonary hypertensia?

Where is the key?

Check the kind of edema.

Intersante pregunta. Esta situación, la vivimos frecuentemente en La Guajira colombiana, donde, en muchos de nuestros pacientes coincide la cardiopatía (o cualquier otra causa de desnutrición secundaria) con inseguridad alimentaria grave, siendo excluidos de los beneficios de la alimentación terapéutica.

De acuerdo con la necesidad del estudio exhaustivo y el concurso del cardiólogo pediatra, pero, también considero inhumano, en el contexto de inseguridad alimentaria severa, negar esta opción.

Corduial saludo.

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Interesting question. We often experience this situation in La Guajira in Colombia, where many of our patients have heart disease (or any other cause of secondary malnutrition) and severe food insecurity, and are excluded from the benefits of therapeutic feeding.

I agree with the need for an exhaustive study and the assistance of the paediatric cardiologist, but I also consider it inhumane, in the context of severe food insecurity, to deny this option.

Best regards.