Pediatric cardiology Flashcards
What is the foramen ovale?
Connection between right and left atria (fetal)
What is the ductus venosus?
Umbilical vein connection with IVC-shunts oxygenated blood
What are the 5 T lesions of cyanotic heart disease?
Truncus arteriosis Total anamalous pulmonary venous drainage Tricuspid atresia Tetralogy of Fallot Transposition of great arteries
What is the most common cyanosis heart disease in neonates?
Transposition of the great arteries
What is the oxygen saturation cutoff for cyanosis?
75%
What is the classic history for tetralogy of fallot?
Hypoxic spells during exertion like crying
What signs make a murmur unlikely to be benign?
- Murmur greater than 4/6 (thrill)
- Diastolic murmurs
- Regurgitant systolic murmurs
Still’s Murmur
- Grade 1-2/6
- Musical systolic ejection murmur
- Best heard between apex and LLSB, little radiation
- Increases with exercise, fever, supine
- Decreases sitting, standing, or Valsalva
- Age 2-7
Pulmonary flow murmur
- Grade 1/2 SEM
- Vibratory/soft
- Best heard @ left base
- Increases with exercise/supine
- Ages 8-16
- S2 is normal*** differentiate from ASD
Venous hum
- Grade 1/2
- Soft/blowing, continuous into diastole
- Supra/sub clavicular regions, radiates to neck and base of heart
- Decreases with supine position or gentle pressure of jugular veins
- Age 3-8 years.
Carotid/brachiocephalic bruits
- Grade 1/2
- Harsh systolic ejection murmur
- Supraclavicular neck region, radiates below clavicles
- Age 2-10
- Increase with fever/exercise, decrease with hyperextension of the neck
Who should get IE prophylaxis?
- Prosthetic valve
- Previous endocarditis
- Congenital heart defect: unrepaired cyanotic, 6mo or less post repair
- Heart transplant patients with valvulopathy
What are the three fetal shunts?
- Ductus venosus- bypasses liver with oxygen rich blood (IVC)
- Foramen ovale- allows blood to go RA-LA and bypass the lungs
- Ductus arterious- allows blood exiting RV via pulmonary artery to bypass lungs and join aorta
What is unique about fetal circulation?
- Arterial PaO2 is generally low (hb properties)
- Pulmonary= high resistance to flow until birth
- RV is dominant (until birth)
What changes with fetal circulation at birth?
- Fluid in airways is cleared, breathing begins= decrease in pulmonary resistance, increase in pulmonary blood flow
- Systemic circulation becomes high resistance (no more placenta)
- Increased blood return to LA closes foramen ovale
- LV becomes dominant over 4-6 weeks