Paeds- Cardio Flashcards
give some examples of congenital heart diseases (the 3 categories + examples)
- holes/ connections- ASD, PDA, VSD, AVSD
- narrowing/ stenosis- aortic coarctation, AS, PS
- complex (right to left shunt)- transposition of great arteries, tetralogy of fallot
which is the only type of congenital heart disease to cause cyanosis?
right-to-left shunts (transposition of great arteries, tetralogy of fallot)
if you suspect a CHD in a patient, what features indicate that there is acute decompensation of the heart?
poor feeding, dyspnoea, tachycardia, hepatomegaly, cool peripheries, acidosis on ABG, pulmonary venous congestion
aetiology of Atrial Septal Defects
- foetal alcohol syndrome
give 3 types of ASD
- ostium secundum
- ostium primum
- AVSD
clinical features of ASD
- Asymptomatic when younger
- fixed, widely split S2
- ejection systolic murmur in pulmonary area
in older children- arrhythmia, recurrent chest infections + wheeze
how would you investigate a patient with a suspected ASD?
- chest radiograph
- ECG
what would you expect to find on a chest radiograph in a patient with an ASD?
CM, globular heart
what would you expect to find on an ECG in a patient with an ASD?
RVH+/- RBBB, or superior QRS axis
how is an ASD managed?
- cardiac catheterisation
- surgical correction
symptoms of a patent ductus arteriosis
- RARE to have symptoms- unless large defect- leads to CCF and Pulmonary HTN
- poor feeding, failure to thrive
- tachypnoea
- oedema
clinical signs of a patient ductus arteriosis
- large, bounding, collapsing pulse
- CLASSICAL CONTINUOUS MACHINERY MURMUR IN PULMONARY AREA
- heavy apex beat
- left subclavicular thrill
- loud s2
- Gallop rhythm
why is an echocardiogram done in a patient with a suspected PDA?
to ensure that there is no duct dependant circulation- pulmonary atresia
how is a PDA managed?
- coil/ occlusion device induced by cardiac catheter
- ibuprofen/ indomethacin (prostaglandin inhibitors) to close
- if persistent (>1 year), endovascular surgery
what is there a high risk of in VSD?
endocarditis
clinical features of a VSD
- mild
if symptomatic- poor feeding, failure to thrive, tachypnoea, oedema
what would be found on examination of a patient with a VSD?
- active pre-cordium
- thrill
- gallop rhythm
- harsh loud pansystolic murmur heard on low left sternal edge
what would be found on a CXR in a patient with a VSD?
cardiomegaly
enlarged PA
pulmonary oedema
what would an ECG of a patient with a VSD find?
ventricular hypertrophy and strain
can a VSD close spontaneously?
yes- if it is small and muscular (20% close by 9 months)
how is a large VSD managed?
- increase calorie output
- heart failure- diuretics
- surgery
in what condition are AVSD’s common?
Downs
anatomically, what is a complete AVSD?
5-leaflet valve between the atria and the ventricle
clinical features of an AVSD
- presents at antenatal US scan
- cyanosis at birth, HF at 2-3 weeks
- no murmur
- poor feeding, failure to thrive, tachypnoea, hepatomegaly, oedema, thrill, gallop rhythm
how is an AVSD managed?
- treat HF medically
- surgical repair at 3-6 months
describe coarctation of the aorta
arterial duct tissue encircling the aorta at the point it inserts into duct, this consequently:
- constricts aorta when duct closes
- obstructs LV outflow
how does aortic coarctation present clinically
- circulatory collapse at day 2 !!
- weak/ absent femoral pulses
- RF delay
- 4 limb BP- upper and lower BP different
- EJECTION SYSTOLIC MURMUR
- HF and HTN
- Metabolic acidosis