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Cardiology Flashcards

1
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List three red flags in cardiovascular system

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 Breathing Difficulty
 Cough
 Wheeze
 Cyanosis
 Lethargy
 Murmur

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After what age does finger clubbing become apparent?

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> 1 year

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3
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Which organ aside from the heart can become enlarged in heart failure?

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liver

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4
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List two features of an innocent murmur

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  1. Asymptomatic
  2. No thrill/no heave
  3. Soft systolic murmur
  4. Varies with position
  5. Localised to one area
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5
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List three acyanotic congenital heart conditions

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  1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
  2. Pulmonary stenosis
  3. Atrial septal defect (ASD)
  4. Coarctation of the aorta
  5. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
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6
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State three cyanotic congenital conditions

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  1. Tetralogy of Fallot
  2. Transposition of the great arteries
  3. Tricuspid atresia
  4. Pulmonary atresia
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7
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List three differentials for cyanosis

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  1. Respiratory disease
  2. Cardiac
  3. During a seizure
  4. Stress: infection, hypoglycaemia, adrenal crises
  5. CNS depression: drugs, trauma, asphyxia
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8
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List three common causes of cardiac failure in children

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  1. Anaemia
  2. Fluid overload
  3. Stress- infection, hypoxia, acidosis
  4. Cardiac- VSD, AVSD, cardiomyopathy
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9
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List three cardiac causes of cardiac failure in children

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VSD, AVSD, cardiomyopathy, coarctation of the aorta

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10
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Name two chromosomal abnormalities associated with cardiac conditions

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down’s
edward’s
turner’s
patau’s
di george

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11
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How does atrial septal defect present?

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breathlessness and arrhythmia

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12
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What is the outlook of atrial septal defect?

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good long term outlook

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13
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How many asymptomatic/small VSD close spontaneously?

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80%

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14
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Name a physiological complication of a large VSD?

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left ventricular overload and increase pulmonary blood flow, leading to cardiac failure

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15
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What are the clinical findings in patent ductus arteriosus?

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bounding femoral pulses and continuous left subclavicular murmur

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16
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Two complications of patent ductus arteriosus?

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heart failure and failure to thrive

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17
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How does coarctation of aorta present in neonates?

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collapse, cardiac failure or weak/absent femoral pulses

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How does coarctation of aorta present in older children/adults?

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raised blood pressure/absent femoral pulses or radio-femoral delay

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19
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Which is the most common neonatal cyanotic condition?

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transposition of the great arteries

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20
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Where does mixing of blood occur in transposition of the great arteries?

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atrial level and arterial duct

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What are the four features of tetralogy of fallot?

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RAPS
Right ventric hypertrophy
Aorta displacement/overriding aorta
Pulmonary stenosis
Septal defect (ventricular)

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22
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Two risk factors for patent ductus arteriosus?

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premature birth
maternal rubella

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23
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Which is the most likely organism to cause infective endocarditis in children?

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strep viridans

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24
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Name three symptoms of infective endocarditis

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fever, malaise, weight loss, haematuria, splenmogealy, arthralgia

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25
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Does a negative echo exclude infective endocarditis?

26
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What is a Tet spell?

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rapid drop in amount of oxygen in the blood, obstruction of right ventricular outflow

27
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What is the management of a Tet spell?

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lift knee to chest or squat (increases systemic vascular resistance)

28
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Why do toddler squat during a tet spell?

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increases blood flow to lungs as afterload is increased, increasing pressure in aorta, less shunting

29
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Which class of drug is administered in tetralogy of fallot to keep ductus arteriosus open?

A

prostaglandin

30
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Why is tetralogy of fallot a misnomer?

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it’s due to a single pathological cause, where the septum shifts to the right, which results in four complications

31
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Which shunt occurs in tetralogy of fallot?

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right to left (due to pulmonary stenosis, RV hypertrophy, high pressure), therefore mixing of deoxygenated blood- cyanosis

32
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Baby with single palmar crease, upslanting palpebral fissures, flattened facial features. 3/6 pansytolic murmur at left sternal edge. What is the likely congenital defect?

33
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What percentage of down’s syndrome babies will have AVSD?

34
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3 year old with two day history of coryza, sore throat, intermittent fevers. She is pyrexial and tachy on exam. She has a systolic murmur in left lower sternal edge which disappears when the patient sits forward. What is the likely cause of the murmur?

A

Innocent heart murmur= functional heart murmur, classically change with position, don’t worry about this at all.

35
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Name one trigger for innocent murmur?

36
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Baby girl with 2/6 soft systolic murmur radiating to back. Femoral pulses are weak. She appears pink and well perfused. What is the underlying cardiac issue in this baby?

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Coarctation of the aorta

37
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Which syndrome is associated with coarctation of the aorta?

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turner’s

38
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Name three features of Turner’s syndrome

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webbed neck, widely space nipples, short stature

39
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What is the definitive treatment of transposition of the great arteries?

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arterial switch surgery (prostaglandins are given initially but is only temporary, keeps the ductus arteriosus patent).

40
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Which is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect?

A

transposition of the great arteries

41
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CXR shows egg shaped heart. What is the likely diagnosis?

A

transposition of great arteries

42
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Boot shaped heart on CXR. what is the likely condition?

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Tetralogy of fallot. What causes the boot shape? Normal sized heart with upturned apex. Echo confirms diagnosis. Second most common cyanotic condition.

43
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Two causes of splitting of S1?

A

=differential contraction of left and right ventricles (mitral and tricuspid valves)

mechanical:
atrial septal defect
tricuspid stenosis

conduction:
RBBB

44
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What causes splitting of S2?

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can be normal variant- inspiration= normal
mechanical or conduction causes

45
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Barbara is a term baby, who was borderline small for dates during pregnancy. Mum was otherwise well and didn’t take any medications. At her baby check the following is noted: hands/feet appear swollen, excess skin around the neck, 3/6 ejection systolic murmur (loudest at the top of the sternum).What is the most likely cardiac abnormality?

46
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A GP has noted a new cardiac murmur in a baby’s 6 week check. Which single feature is most suggestive of a pathological murmur

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is accompanied by hepatomegaly (3cm below costal margin)

47
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What are the 6 S’s of innocent murmurs?

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Soft (not >3/6)
Sensitive (changes with position)
Systolic
Short (i.e. not pansystolic)
Single (no other added sounds, usually one location, no other symptoms and signs)
Sweet (i.e. not harsh sounding)

48
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Name one example of an innocent murmur

A

Still’s murmur
Venous hum

49
Q

Which innocent murmur is louder lyind down and which louder when standing up?

A

lying down- still’s

standing up- venous hum

50
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A baby boy born prematurely at 29+3 is on the NICU and is now 2 weeks old. The doctors are struggling to wean him off of the ventilator. Antenatal scans were normal. The chest is clear, but a continuous ‘machine like’ murmur is noted at the left upper sternal edge, which radiates to the back.Which is the most likely lesion found on echocardiogram?

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patent ductus arteriosus

51
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How is murmu in VSD described?

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pansytolic, harsh sounding, LLSE

52
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How is murmur in tetralogy of fallot described?

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ejection systolic

53
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6 Cyanotic congenital heart disease?

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5 T’s and an H
TGA
TOF
Truncus arteriosus
Tricuspid atresia
TAPVD
HLHS

54
Q

The CXR appearance ‘egg on a string’ is indicative of what?

A

transposition of great arteries

55
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Matilda is 6 weeks old. She is referred to general paediatrics for falling off of her weight centiles. Mum says she is a poor feeder, and is now only managing a few minutes at a time. On examination there is hepatomegaly and a harsh systolic murmur. What is the most likely cardiac lesion?

56
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List four cause of heart failure in child

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Congenital Heart Disease
-Left to Right Shunt (VSD/AVSD)
-Obstruction (Co-Arctation of the Aorta)
Cardiomyopathy
Myocarditis
Endocarditis
Tachyarrhythmias
Ischaemic Heart Disease: Kawasaki Disease
Hypertension: Renal Disease
High Output: Anaemia / Thyrotoxicosis

57
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Annie is a 2 day old who is brought into A&E by ambulance blue and floppy. She is still breathing but looks very unwell. She has good brachial pulses but no femoral pulses on examination. She has a normal blood pressure when taken from her upper limbs. What is the most appropriate initial management plan?

A

Prostaglandin E2

58
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You see T wave inversion in ECG of child in V1-V3. Are you worried?

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no as this is typical in younger children. If you saw this in adult you would be concerned for ischaemia (V1 T wave inversion is normal)

59
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When does coarctation of the aorta present?

A

25% detectable from birth birth due to severity of narrowing of aorta

the majority will present later on in childhood

60
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How does coarctation of the aorta present?

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respiratory distress
collapse
weak or absent femoral pulses

61
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Which medication must be given to child awaiting surgery for transposition of the great arteries?

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Prostaglandin E1 should be given to maintain a patent ductus arteriosus in cyanotic congenital heart diseases
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