Acyanotic defect (Pulmonic stenosis AND Aortic Stenosis)

Question 1

where is the pulmonic valve located?

Answer 1

in the pulmonary artery

Question 2

what happens in pulmonic stenosis?

Answer 2

the opening of the valve is very very small. the right ventricle has to work extra hard to pump the same amount of blood through a smaller opening.

Question 3

what can this lead to?

Answer 3

right sided heart failure because of increased workload

Question 4

how do we know someone has it?

Answer 4

• enlarged heart
• murmur
• right sided heart failure signs

Question 5

WITH ALL HEART DEFECTS, the child is at risk for____

Answer 5

bacterial endocarditis. this may be how they discovered the heart defect in the first place.

Question 6

what is the earliest sign of heart defect in babies?

Answer 6

feeding problems; baby won’t take the whole feeding, or just pass out from exhaustion

Question 7

What’s the diff between aortic and pulmonic stenosis?

Answer 7

same as pulmonic stenosis, except, this involves narrowing of the aortic valve. the left ventricle has to work extra hard to pump the same amount of blood through the stenosed aorta which may lead to left heart failure.

Question 8

what does aortic stenosis do to C.O?

Answer 8

decreased!