PEDIA - CARDIO DISORDERS Flashcards
Ductus arteriosus remains open
Patent Ductus Asteriosus (PDA)
A-cyanotic
Hallmark sign of PDA
Machinery like murmur
Normally, after 6 months the birth weight must be ____
Doubled
Normally, after 12 months the birth weight must be ____
Tripled
Drug of Choice for PDA
Indomethacin - facilitates closure of PDA
Secondary drug of Choice for PDA
Ibuprofen
A hole in the wall that separates the heartβs four chambers
Septal Defect
Acyanotic
Top Hole
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Bottom hole
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
A surgery for septal defect that is only effective if thee hole is small
Surgery by suture
If the hole is medium sized and as the suture will still leak the blood, this management will be used
Dacron Patch
Narrowing of the Descending Aorta
Coarctation of Aorta
In Coarctation of Aorta, the pressure is ____, but the cardiac output is ___
Pressure is Increased,
Cardiac Output is Low
If the aorta is narrowed, all the VS in upper extremities are ___
HIGH
If the aorta is narrowed, all the VS in lower extremities are ___
LOW