congenital heart diseases

Question 1

what 2 congenital heart diseases mostly affect women?

Answer 1

atrial septal defect (ASD)

patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

Question 2

what congenital heart condition is rubella infections associated with?

Answer 2

patent ductus arteriosus

Question 3

what is are septal defects associated with?

Answer 3

maternal alcohol abuse

Question 4

what is the name for the condition when the heart is formed on the outside of the body?

Answer 4

ectopia cordis

Question 5

what is the condition when the heart loops to face the right side of the body?

Answer 5

dextrocardia

Question 6

what is the condition when all the organs are on the opposite side?

Answer 6

situs inversus

Question 7

is situs inverses and autosomal dominant or recessive?

Answer 7

recessive

Question 8

what are 2 causes of transposition of great vessels

Answer 8

1. failure of aorticopulmonary septum to take a spiral course
2. defective migration of neural crest cells

Question 9

what 4 conditions is tetralogy of fallot made up of?

Answer 9

pulmonary stenosis
ventricular septal defect
dextroposition of aorta
right ventricular hypertrophy

Question 10

what is the cause of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome?

Answer 10

abnormalities of conducting tissue in the heart