Cards Flashcards
Mechanisms of hydrocortisone to increase BP
Vasoconstriction
* decreased NOS
* decreased prostaglandin
* decreases catecholamine metabolism
* upregulates angiotensin-II receptors
Contractility:
* Increases Ca++
* increase adrenergic receptors
Factors that promote closure of the PDA
Functional closure
1. increase PaO2
2. Decrease BP in ductus arteriosus (fall in PVR)
3. Decrease PGE2
4. Decreased PGE2 receptors
Structural closure:
1. oxygen-mediated constriction: tissue hypoxia ductal media
2. Hypoxia induced GF (VEGF, TGF-beta)
Types of SVT
Orthodromic MCC
Antidromic tachycardia
AV nodal re-entry tachycardia
Antidromic tachycardia
- p wave axis superior, inverted in II/avF, wide QRS with WPW
- less common
- Pathway: down accessory/antidromic, returns back to atria backwards
AV nodal re-entry tachycardia
- p wave not visible- atria/ventricle depolarize SAME TIME
- less common
- slow and fast pathways
Antiarrhythmic drug classes and where they work on phases
I: active depolarization (Na block)
II and III: sustained depolarization phase (beta- and K-block)
IV: repolarization (Ca-block)
*Do not use Ca-channel blockers (verapimil) in neonates
Orthodromic tachycardia pathway
down AV node, up accessory/orthodromic pathway
(p wave after QRS)
MCC SVT
Orthodromic tachycardia
Orthodromic tachycardia EKG
p wave AFTER QRS, narrow QRS, +/- WPW
Antidromic tachycardia pathway
down accessory/antidromic, returns back to atria backwards
Antidromic tachycardia EKG
- p wave axis superior
- inverted in II/avF
- wide QRS with WPW
AV nodal re-entry tachycardia EKG
p wave not visible- atria/ventricle depolarize AT SAME TIME
Pulmonary artery sling compresses?
As the left pulmonary artery courses to supply the left lung, it compresses the distal trachea and right mainstem bronchus.
postnatal EKG timing of in utero first degree block
at 1 year of age if transient
MC association with truncus?
right aortic arch
what is the first system to function in utero?
CV system
what trilaminar layer does heart arise from?
mesoderm
what are the developmental stages of heart formation
- tube formation
- looping
- septation
when is heart formation complete?
7-8 weeks
steps in tube formation
ED 15: two flat sheets mesodermal angiogenic cells
ED 17: upper sheet expands and forms tube encircling other sheet; straightens out
ED 20: beats start in upper tube
steps in looping
ED 21: linear tube bends towards right
ED 22: distinct chambers appear
ED28: further looping until ventricles side to side
steps in septation
ED 34: atrial septation
ED 38-46: ventricle septation
{__,__,__}
{atrial situs = S, I or A ,
looping = D or L
great arteries = S or I}
{S, D, S}
normal
{S, D, D}
dTGA
{S, L, L}
l - TGA
{I, L, I)
situs inversus totalis
fetal improved tolerance for low pO2
- HbF high O2 affinity
- increased Hb concentration
- decreased O2 consumption
- increased anaerobic metabolism
fetal compensation for hypoxemia
- blood flow preferentially to heart, brain adrenals
- dilation of DV; better oxygenated blood shunted to LA
- suppressed respiration, bradycardia, decreased CO
CO =
= HR * SV
= systemic BP/total peripheral vascular resistence
ventricular wall stress =
= ventricular P x ventricular radius / wall thickness
which impacts CO more? preload or afterload?
preload bc afterload does not effect until a critical BP level is reached
SV =
= EDV - ESV
EDV = volume in LV at end of filling
ESC = volume in LV at end of ejection
how to increase EDV
increase preload or increase ventricular compliance/stretch
how to decrease ESV
increase contractility
decrease afterload
stroke work =
= MAP x SV
how does RV and LV stroke work compare?
RV 1/6 of LV
Qp/Qs> 1; what kind of shunt?
L > R
large is > 2
Qp/Qs < 1; what kind of shunt?
R > L
large of < 0.7
O2 consumption =
= amount O2 delivered by heart - O2 returning to heart
= blood flow x O2 arterial - blood flow x O2 venous
- O2 content = O2 Hb + O2 dissolved *
Qp/Qs =
= PBF/SBF
= {aorta O2 sat - mixed venous O2 saturation} / {LA or pulm vein O2 sat - pulmonary artery O2 saturation}
PVR =
= {Mean PA pressure - Mean LAP} / PBF
SVR =
= {Mean aortic P - Mean RAP} / SBF
R ~
{8 x viscosity x L} / pi x r^4
what reduction in Hgb is needed to see cyanosis?
3-5 g or reduced Hb/dl of capillary blood
preductal 100mmHg; post ductal 45 mmHg
CoA with PDA + PVR
preductal 45 mmHg; postductal 80mmHg
TGA + intact septum + PDA
+ PPHN or iAoA or preductal CoA
preductal 75 mmHg; 50 mmHg postductal
PPHN + R>L across PDA
65 mmHg postductal; 95mmHg venous
infradiaphragmatic TAPVR (obstructive)
hyperoxia test
paO2< 100 without CO2 retention = CHD
paO2 100-200 mixing lesion
paO2 > 250; CHD unlikely
S1 and S2
S1 = MV or TV
S2 = AV or PV
widely split S1
RBBB or Ebstein
widely split, fixed S2
volume overload (ASD, PAPVR)
single S2
PPHN, one semilunar valve (PA, AA, HLHS, TA)
P2 not heard in TGA, ToF or severe PS
paradoxically split S2
AV follows PV if LV ejection delayed in severe AS
what size should BP cuff be?
width = 2/3 - 3/4 circumference of extremity
how does A line transducer position effect reading
too low - elevates BP
too high - lowers BP
Mean BP =
= DBP + 1/3 (SBP + DBP)
what structural causes of CHF present at birth
HLHS + restrictve AS
severe TR or PR
large AV fistula
what structural causes of CHF present at DOL1
obstructive TAPVR
TGA
severe Ebsteins
what structural causes of CHF present at week 1-4
critical AS or PS
preductal CoA
NO MoA
normally made by L-arginine by NOS in endothelial cells
- activates guanylyl cyclase
- converts GTP to cGMP
- vascular smooth muscle relaxation and decreased vascular tone
remaining goes to blood, binds Hb and becomes oxidized to NO2 or NO3 which are inactive (no systemic hypotension)
what percent of those with CHD have other anomalies?
25%
recurrence risk of CHD
1 child: 2-5%
2 children: 5-10%
mother: 6.7%
father: 1.5 -3%
MC cyanotic CHD beyond infancy
TOF
MC cyanotic CHD presenting in 1st week
- TGA
- HLHS
MCC of mortality in 1st week
HLHS
where is the aortic valve in L TGA
- anterior and left of PV
- in dTGA: anterior and right
EKG findings on dTGA and LTGA
dTGA = right QRS (90-160), RVH
LTGA = absence of Q waves in I, V5, V6, may have AV block
what percent of TOF have right AoA?
25%
the VSD in TOF is mostly what type?
perimembranous
during the Tet spell, what happens to the murmur?
decreases intensity because of decreased flow across PV and more across VSD
management of Tet spell
- knee to chest
- morphine: break agitation
- HCO3: correct acidosis and decrease respiratory drive
- vasoconstrictors: increase SVR
oxygen to decrease PVR
QRS in pulmonary atresia and tricuspid atresia
TA = superior
PA = normal
truncus types
I (50-70%) = MPA from truncus then splits
II (30-50%) = each PA comes off posteriorly from truncus
III (10%) = each PA comes off laterally from truncus
EKG in Ebsteins
RBBB, RAE
WPW in 20%
occasional 1st deg AV block