Ch31: Alterations of Cardiovascular Fn in Children Flashcards
0
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- T/F A patent ductus arteriosus/VSD is sometimes helpful when it is associated w/ other cardiac defects
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T
1
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- T/F Shunts are usually independent of systemic/pulmonary pressures & are solely d/t defects w/in heart
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F
2
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- T/F VSDs always require Sx closure
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F
3
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- T/F In ASDs/VSDs, murmurs indicate defect
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T
4
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- T/F Cyanosis isn’t a major findings in transposition of great vessels b/c blood is free to travel normally to lungs
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F
5
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- Abnormal blood flow direction w/in heart is usually referred to as a _____
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Shunt
6
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- In VSDs, the shunt is generally ____ to ____
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left, right
7
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- Cyanotic defects usually shunt ____ to ____
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right, left
8
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- Cyanosis d/t cardiac defects is usually d/t a mixture of ____ & ____ blood
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oxygenated, unoxygenated
9
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- Some cardiac defects aren’t obvious at birth b/c systemic & pulmonary pressures are nearly ____ at that point
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equal
10
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- The patent ductus arteriosus has a ____ to _____shunt
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left, right
11
Q
- The ductus arteriosus should be totally closed w/in the ____ of life
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1st week
12
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- Thickening/restriction of valve from rt ventricle is known as ____ ____
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pulmonary stenosis
13
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- Defects that obstruct outflow from ventricles tend to cause increased ____, which may lead to ____ ____ ____
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afterload, CHF
14
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- Narrowing of great vessel that leads to systemic circulation is known as ___ ____ ____
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coarctation of aorta
