Paediatrics - Cardiology

Question 1

What does VSD sound like?

Answer 1

pansytolic murmur

louder in left sternal edge

Question 2

Name the 2 most common cyanotic heart diseases

Answer 2

transposition of the great arteries, tetrology of fallot

Question 3

What are the symptoms of cyanotic heart disease?

Answer 3

cyanosis, acidosis, collapse, tachypnoea, poor feeding, failure to thrive

Question 4

What are common septal defects?

Answer 4

ventricular septal defects, atrial septal defects, atrio-ventricular septal defects, patent ductus arteriosis

Question 5

What is the murmur of ASD?

Answer 5

Ejection systolic murmur, loudest in pulmonary area

Question 6

What are the symptoms of septal defects?

Answer 6

poor feeding, failure to thrive, tachypnoea, oedema, hepatomegaly

Question 7

What is the most common congenital heart defect?

Answer 7

VSD

Question 8

What are some symptoms of ocngenital heart defects?

Answer 8

respiratory distress with feeds, cyanosis, hepatomegaly, sweating during feeds
not vomiting

Question 9

Which type of murmurs are never innocent?

Answer 9

Diastolic murmurs

Question 10

What is ITP?

Answer 10

low platelets

Question 11

What is beta thalassaemia?

Answer 11

a series of inherited blood disorders that results in reduced or absent beta chains in Hb- can vary from asymptomatic to severe anaemia