Cardiac Eval in Children

Question 1

is weight or height more affected in neontes with CV disease?

Answer 1

weight more affected than height

Question 2

tachypnea and/or dyspnea can be a sign of what in postnatal hx?

Answer 2

CHF

Question 3

abnormal breathing in postnatal period is >____breaths/min

Answer 3

> 60 breaths/min

Question 4

Marfan Syndrome presents with?

Answer 4

Aortic root dilation and aortic dissection

Question 5

noonan syndrome presents with?

Answer 5

Pulmonary stenosis and atrial septal defect

Question 6

williams syndrome presents with?

Answer 6

Supravalvar aortic stenosis

Question 7

muscular dystrophy presents with?

Answer 7

dilated cardiomyopathy

Question 8

it is normal for the ____bp to be higher than the ____bp

Answer 8

it is normal for the leg bp to be higher than the arm bp

Question 9

if the arm systolic bp>leg systolic bp, suggests?

Answer 9

obstruction of aortic arch–>coarctation

Question 10

use bell for _____frequency sounds

Answer 10

low

Question 11

use diaphragm for ______frequency soudns

Answer 11

high

Question 12

what are the 3 factors impacting heart murmurs?

Answer 12

flow (CO), viscosity, orifice size

Question 13

what type of murmur? Aortic stenosis, Subvalvar or supravalvar aortic stenosis, Pulmonary stenosis, Branch pulmonary artery stenosis, Tetralogy of Fallot, Coarctation of the aorta

Answer 13

systolic ejection murmurs

Question 14

what type of murmur? : Ventricular septal defect, Atrioventricular septal defect, Mitral regurgitation, Tricuspid regurgitation

Answer 14

systolic regurgitant murmur

Question 15

which types of murmurs are difficult to hear unelss there is pulmonary HTN?

Answer 15

tricuspid regurgitation

pulmonary insufficiency

Question 16

is disturbed venous flow or arterial flow more common in children?

Answer 16

disturbed venous flow