Cardio Flashcards
What is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect after infancy?
Tetralogy of Fallot
What are the four characteristics of Tetralogy of Fallot?
Pulmonary stenosis
RV hypertrophy
VSD
Overriding aorta
PE of Tetralogy of Fallot
Pulmonary stenosis
RV impulse at LLSB
Single S2
Tet spells
What is a tet spell?
Child turns blue when crying or feeding
EKG of Tetralogy of Fallot
Right axis deviation
Right ventricular hypertrophy
CXR of Tetralogy of Fallot
Boot shaped heart
Tx of Tetralogy of Fallot
Surgical repair
Subacute bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis for life
What is the most common congenital heart disorder?
VSD
What are the four types of VSD?
Infundibular
Perimembranous
Inlet
Muscular
What is the most common VSD?
Perimembranous
What is also associated with VSD?
Myocardial infarction
Down syndrome
Characteristics of VSD
Pansystolic murmur at LLSB
+/- LA and LV enlargement
Most spontaneously close
Tx of VSD
Diuretics ACE inhibitors Cardiac glycosides Transcatheter closure Surgery
What is the most common ASD?
Secundum
Sx of ASD
Depend on size
- Palpitations
- Dyspnea
- A Fib
PE of ASD
Fixed split S2
Systolic ejection murmur
EKG of ASD
RVH and RAD
CXR of ASD
Cardiomegaly
RAE
Large pulmonary artery
S/sx of PDA
Continuous machine-like murmur
Bounding pulses
Widened pulse pressure
Tx of PDA
Preterm-indomethacin
Term- closure device or coil embolization
-Surgical ligation