Congenital Heart Defects Flashcards
1
Q
Heart Defects are ALL or NOTHING
A
they cause a lot of trouble or no trouble at all, nothing in between
2
Q
TRouBLe
A
Shunts blood Right to Left
trouBle is Blue (cyanotic)
3
Q
All TRouBLe defects start w/ the letter T EXCEPT….
A
Left Ventricular hypoplastic syndrome
4
Q
ALL with congenital heart defects have…
A
A murmur
-ekg needs to be done to find cause of murmur
5
Q
Tetralogy of Fallot 4 defects - PROVe
A
Pulmonary artery stenosis
RVH (right ventricular hypertrophy)
Overriding aorta
VSD (ventricular septal defect