Cardiac paediatric complaints

Question 1

Are Ventricular septal defects cyanotic or acyanotic

Answer 1

Acyanotic

Question 2

Is tetralogy of fallot cyanotic or acyanotic?

Answer 2

Cyanotic

Question 3

Are atrial septal defects cyanotic or acyanotic

Answer 3

Acyanotic

Question 4

Is patent ductus arteriosus cyanotic or acynotic?

Answer 4

Acyanotic

Question 5

Is transposition of the great arteries cyanotic or acynotic?

Answer 5

Cyanotic

Question 6

Is coarctation of the aorta cyanotic or acynotic?

Answer 6

Acyanotic

Question 7

Is aortic valve stenosis cyanotic or acynotic?

Answer 7

Acyanotic

Question 8

Is tricuspid atresia cyanotic or acyanotic?

Answer 8

Cyanotic

Question 9

What are the five most common acyanotic congenital heart diseases?

Answer 9

Ventricular septal defects, Atrial septal defects, patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of the aorta and aortic valve stenosis.

Question 10

What are the three most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases?

Answer 10

tetralogy of fallot, transposition of the great arteries and tricuspid atresia

Question 11

What are the four defects classically associated with tetralogy of fallot?

Answer 11

Pulmonary stenosis, Ventricular septal defect, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta

Question 12

What are the four main diagnostic factors for tetralogy of Fallot?

Answer 12

Hypercyanotic episodes, harsh systolic ejection murmur, cyanosis and tachypnoea

Question 13

What is the typical mumur in tetralogy of Fallot?

Answer 13

a harsh systolic ejection murmur loudest at the left sternal border

Question 14

What is the typical management of tetralogy of fallot?

Answer 14

complete surgical repair with infective endocarditis prophylaxis and monitoring with possible pulmonary valve replacement.