Lecture 5 (Part 1)-Pediatric Cardiology

Question 1

Incidence of congenital heart disease—___ per 1,000 live births

Answer 1

7-10 per 1,000 live births

Question 2

Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital disease with approximately 30% of all congenital diseases—T/F?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

It is not uncommon for adult patients with CHD to present for non cardiac surgery—T/F?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Diagnosis of CHD is apparent during the ___ week of life in about 50% of patients and before ___ years of age in most remaining patients; ___ is the initial diagnostic step

Answer 4

Apparent during the first week of life in about 50% of patients and before 5 years of age in most remaining patients; echocardiography is the initial diagnostic step

Question 5

In the first week of life, ___ of the great arteries is the most frequent cause of cardiac cyanosis

Answer 5

Dextro-transposition of the great arteries