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Congenital Lesions Flashcards

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What is tetrology of Fallot

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  1. Pulmonic Stenosis
  2. VSD
  3. Overriding aorta
  4. RVH
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What is Modified Blalock-Taussig repair?

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Graft from subclavian artery to ipsilateral pulmonary artery

–> improves pulmonary blood flow and oxygenation

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What is a “tet spell”

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  1. Increased PVR
  2. blood shunts through VSD into systemic circulation
  3. hypoxemia
    * due to SVR being lower than PVR
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How to treat a “tet spell”

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You have to increase SVR to improve pulmonary blood flow and oxygenation

  • squatting
  • phenylephrine
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IV inductions with R–>L shunts?

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faster inductions because the shunt moves IV meds faster into systemic circulation through the shunt!!!

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