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Paediatric Cardiology Flashcards

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Cyanotic heart conditions

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Transposition of the Great arteries
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous drainage
Tricuspid atresia
Tetralogy of Fallot - if extensive pulmonary stenosis

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Acyanotic heart conditions

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Left to right shunts - ASD, VSD, PDA

Obstruction - Aortic, mitral or pulmonary stenosis, coarctation of the aorta

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Treatment for patent ductus arteriosus

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Indomethacin to neonate

Trans-catheter or surgical closure

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Murmur for patent ductus arteriosus

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Machine-like murmur

Continous

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Tetrology of Fallot features

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Pulmonary stenosis
Right ventricle hypertrophy
Overriding aorta
Ventricular septal defect

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Murmur for Tetrology of Fallot

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Pansystolic murmur

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Aortic stenosis presentation

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Fainting and dizziness
Chest pain on exertion - angina
Fatigue

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Murmur for aortic stenosis

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Ejection systolic -
second intercostal space, right sternal border
Carotid bruit

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Treatment for aortic stenosis

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Valve replacement

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Murmur for pulmonary stenosis

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Pansystolic murmur

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Murmur for pulmonary stenosis

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Pansystolic murmur - second intercostal space, left sternal border)

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Transposition of the great arteries presentation

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Cyanosis
Poor feeding
Poor weight gain - failure to thrive
Respiratory distress

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Transposition of the great arteries murmur

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No murmur

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Transposition of the great arteries treatment

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Prostin
Create a ASD
Arterial switch surgery

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Tetrology of Fallot treatment

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Prostin

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Tetrology of Fallot treatment

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Prostin

Fontan surgery

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Innocent murmurs pathophysiology

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Flow murmurs in children, caused by fast blood flow during systole

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Innocent murmurs features

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Soft
Short
Systolic
Symptomless
Situation dependent - changes with posture
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When to refer an innocent murmurs

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Murmur louder than 2/6
Diastolic murmurs
Louder on standing
Other symptoms - failure to thrive, feeding difficulty, cyanosis or shortness of breath

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Investigations for murmurs

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ECG
Chest Xray
Echocardiography

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When does the ductus arteriosus normally close?

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Stops functioning at 1-3 days of birth, and closes completely within the first 2-3 weeks of life

22
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Risk factors for PDA

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Prematurity

Rubella

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Presentation of PDA

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May be asymptomatic

Shortness of breath
Difficulty feeding
Poor weight gain
Lower respiratory tract infections

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Risk factors for Tetrology of Fallot

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Rubella infection
Increased age of the mother (40 + years)
Alcohol during pregnancy
Diabetic mother

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Investigations for Tetrology of Fallot

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Echocardiogram
Doppler flow studies
Chest Xray - boot shaped

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Signs and Symptoms of Tetrology of Fallot

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Cyanosis
Clubbing
Poor feeding
Poor weight gain
Ejection systolic murmur heard loudest in the pulmonary area
“Tet spells”
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“Tet spells”

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Transient cyanotic episode

Caused by pulmonary vascular > systemic resistance

  • e.g. exercise due to vasodilation
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Treatment of tet spells

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Older children may squat when a tet spell occurs.

Younger children can be positioned with their knees to their chest

Medical:
Oygen
Beta blockers
IV fluids
Morphine - decrease respiratory drive
Sodium bicarbonate can buffer metabolic acidosis
Phenylephrine infusion - increase systemic vascular resistance

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Atrial septal defect presentation

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SOB
Difficulty feeding
Poor weight gain
Lower respiratory tract infections

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Eisenmenger syndrome

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Pulmonary pressure > systemic pressure

Shunt reverses and forms a right to left shunt

Due to right sided hypertrophy

31
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Complications of atrial septal defects

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Stroke - VTE
AF or atrial flutter
Pulmonary hypertension and right sided HF
Eisenmenger syndrome

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Atrial septal defect murmur

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Mid-systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur

Fixed split second heart sound (S2) - increased blood flow via the pulmonary artery therefore closure of pulmonary and aortic valves is not in-sync

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Conditions associated with ventricular septal defects

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Down’s syndrome

Turner’s syndrome

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Presentation of ventricular septal defects

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Right sided heart failure:

Failure to thrive 
Poor feeding 
SOB 
Recurrent respiratory tract infections
Hepatomegaly
35
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Murmur for a ventricular septal defect

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Pan systolic murmur at left lower sternal border

May have systolic thrill

36
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Causes of Eisenmenger syndrome

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Atrial septal defect
Ventricular septal defect
Patent ductus arteriosus

37
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Signs or Eisenmengers syndrome

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Raised JVP 
Hepatomegaly 
Right ventricular heave 
Loud P2 
Peripheral oedema 
Pulmonary oedema - crackles

Hypoxia:
Cyanosis
Clubbing
Plethoric complection - polycythaemia

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Management of Eisenmengers syndrome

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  • impossible to medically reverse condition

Supportive:

  • oxygen
  • venesection for polycythaemia
  • anticoagulants - aspirin
  • prophylaxtic abx - prevent infective endocarditis
  • sildenafil - pulmonary hypertension
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Coarctation of the aorta pathophysiology

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Narrowing of the aortic arch around the ductus arteriosus

40
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Condition associated with coarctation of the aorta

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Turners syndrome

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Presentation of coarctation of the aorta

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  • Abscent femoral pulses or radial - femoral delay
  • unequal four limb blood pressure - higher in right arm
  • systolic murmur
  • left ventricular heave
  • underdevelopment of left arm and lower limbs
  • tachypnoea
  • poor feeding
  • grey and floppy baby
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Signs of aortic stenosis

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Thrill
Ejection click
Slow rising pulse and narrow pulse pressure

43
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Complications of aortic stenosis

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Left sided heart failure
Ventricular arrythmia
Bacterial endocarditis
Sudden death

44
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Conditions associated with pulmonary stenosis

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Tetralogy of Fallot
William syndrome
Noonan syndrome
Rubella

45
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Presentation of pulmonary stenosis

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Poor feeding
Failure to thrive
Fatigue on exertion
SOB

46
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Signs of pulmonary stenosis

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Ejection systolic murmur
Palpable thrill
Right ventricular heave
Raised JVP

47
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Ebstein’s anomaly pathophysiology

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The tricuspid valve is set lower in the right side of the heart so the right atrium is bigger than the right ventricle

Often associated with a ASD
Often right to left shunt

48
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Ebstein’s anomaly presentation

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Heart failure - oedema 
Gallop rythmn 
Cyanosis 
SOB 
Poor feeding 
Collapse or cardiac arrest
49
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Pathophysiology of transposition of the great arteries

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Aorta carries deoxygenated blood to the body from the right ventricle

Pulmonary artery carries oxygenated blood to the lungs via the left ventricle

Associated with a septal defect

Year 4 Paediatrics (19 decks)

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