Ped Heart Flashcards
What happens to heart rate as one ages?
It slows down.
Is the blood pressure of children higher or lower than adults?
It is lower.
A neonate has a nosebleed and is sweating heavily. What do u suspect?
Heart problems
At what point in a neonate’s life does the foramen ovale close? what causes the foramen ovale to close?
It closes at birth (ideally). It closes because of the rise in BP as baby breathes air.
At what point in the neonates’s life does the ductus arteriousis close?
At about 4 days of life
Where in the chest does a child’s heart lie, relative to an adults?
Children’s hearts lie higher in the chest, and more horizontally, than an adults.
Where is the apex of the heart found in a child?
At the 3rd or 4th intercostal space
What effect does the clamping of the umbilical cord in a neonate have on systemic vascular resistance?
Systemic vascular resistance increases.
What is the purpose of the ductus venosa?
Shunts oxygenated blood past the fetal liver (shortcut from umbilical vein to inferior vena cava.
Where is the foramen ovale?
A portal between the right and left atria
What is the purpose of the foramen ovale?
It allows blood to bypass the high pressure and resistance of the fetal lungs which aren’t oxygenating blood anyway, because the beb is basically underwater.
Where does blood go after passing thru the foramen ovale?
It proceeds to the aorta, and then to brain and body.
When during gestation do congenital heart defects develop?
Between 6-8 weeks gestation.
Is it possible to detect congenital heart defects before infant is born?
Yes, in utero
When during a woman’s pregnancy should rubella vaccine be given?
Trick question NEVER because rubella is a live vaccine.
Should keppra (an anti-seizure medication) be given to pregnant women?
Anti-seizure medications can cause congenital heart anomalies.
What is a functional/innocent heart murmer?
benign
A baby with a congenital heart defect may start to show cyanosis on what day of life?
About 2nd day of life or after
What are 2 MAJOR signs of conjenital heart defects in the neonate?
1) Poor Feeding 2) Diaphoresis
What is the major complication of congential heart deformities?
CHF/crackles
What is an organic heart murmur?
Not benign
What happens to oxygenation with acyanotic heart defects?
There is increased pulmonary blood flow.
What happens to oxygenation with cyanotic heart defects?
There is decreased pulmonary blood flow.
What happens to oxygenation with obstructive systemic blood flow?
Blood cannot get to where it needs to go, whether to the lungs or the body.
Should you restrict fat/salt in the diet of a person with acyanotic heart disease?
Nope
Patent Ductus arterious (PDA) –acyanotic or cyanotic?
Acyanotic. Failure of ductus arteriosis to close soon after birth.
What does the ductus arteriousis do?
It connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta
What drug should be given to pediatric patients with PDA (Patent ductus arteriosis)?
Indocin
Why should indocin be given to pediatric with PDA (Patent ductus arteriosis)?
It blocks prostaglandins, and causes the PDA to close.
What is the second resort if Indocin cannot be used to close the PDA in a pediatric patient?
Surgery, for term infants or infants who indocin did not close the PDA.