Cardio Disorders In Kids

Question 1

Oxygenated blood is brought to the fetus by the umbilical _____ and enters the fetal heart via inferior vena cava.

Answer 1

Vein

Question 2

Concerning the pathway of the blood in a fetus:

…Blood is then directed across the right atrium through ______ ____ to the left _____.
This blood is then ejected to the left ventricle into the aorta.

Answer 2

Foramen ovale
atrium

Question 3

In a fetus and their blood circulation:

Blood richest in oxygen is pumped though the aorta to the ______ ______, the _____ and the _____ ______

Answer 3

Coronary arteries
Brain
Upper extremities

Question 4

In a fetus, from the right ventricle blood is pumped into the pulmonary _____ where majority of the blood is shunted to the descending aorta through the ______ ______ and perfuses the lower body.

Answer 4

Artery
Ductus arterius

Question 5

Before birth, the two major arteries—the aorta and the pulmonary artery are connected by a blood vessel called the ______ ________. This vessel is an essential part of fetal blood circulation.

Answer 5

Ductus arteriosus

Question 6

In some babies, the _____ ______ remains open (patent). This opening allows oxygen-rich blood from the aorta to mix with oxygen-poor blood from the pulmonary artery. This can put strain on the heart and increase blood pressure in the lung arteries.

What medication is given

Answer 6

Ductus arteriosus

Administration of indomethacin (a prostaglandin inhibitor)

Question 7

BELOW Defects with INCREASED _________
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Arial septal defect
• Ventricular septal defect

Answer 7

Defects with increased PULMONARY FLOW

Question 8

WHAT IS THE NAME OF A PULMONARY FLOW DEFECT WHERE THERE is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart (atria)?

Answer 8

ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT (ASD)

Question 9

WHAT IS a hole in the VENTRICLES OF THE heart, AND is a common heart defect that’s present at birth (congenital)? The oxygen-rich blood then gets pumped back to the lungs instead of out to the body, causing the heart to work harder.

Answer 9

VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT (VSD)

Question 10

WHAT IS A RARE CONDITION CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF FOUR HEART DEFECTS BELOW?
PULMONARY STENOSIS
VSD
RIGHT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY
OVERRIDING AORTA

Answer 10

Tetralogy of Fallot
BABIES WILL HAVE BLUE TINGED SKIN BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH OXYGENATED BLOOD.