CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS

Question 1

TRouBLe all start with the letter T?

TRouBLe shunts we from ?

(cyanotic)=

4 Patient teaching =

Answer 1

1. ) Tetralogy of Fallot
2. ) Transposition of great arteries
3. ) Tricuspid atresia
4. ) Truncus arteriosis

Right to left

Blue

1. )needs surgery,
2. )delayed growth,
3. )decreased life expectancy,
4. )needs more time in the hospital/pediatric cardiologist

Question 2

NO-trouble are ?

NO-trouble shunts we from ?

(Acyanotic)=

4 Patient teaching =

Answer 2

1. ) Ventricular septial defect
2. ) atrial septal defect
3. ) patent ductus aterious
4. )patent foramen ovale

Left to right

Pink

1. )doesn’t need surgery,
2. )normal growth,
3. )normal life expectancy,
4. )only 24-36 hours in the hospital/pediatrician/NP

Question 3

…ALL congenital heart defect kids (whther trouble or not) will have 2 things in common

Answer 3

they will all have a murmur (because the shunt of the blood) & they all have an ECHO done

Question 4

4 defects of tetrology of fallot

Answer 4

Real oxygen problem very scary