Peds - Cardiac

Question 1

What is ASD (atrial septal defect)?

Answer 1

An abnormal opening between the two atria

Question 2

What does “patent ductus arteriosis” mean?

Answer 2

An opening between the aorta and the pulmonary arteries

Question 3

What is a Ventricular Septal Defect?

Answer 3

An abnormal opening between the ventricles

Question 4

What is an Atrioventricular Septal Defect?

Answer 4

A defect affecting the atrial and vetricular septum as well as the mitral and tricuspid valves

Question 5

What does “stenosis” mean?

Answer 5

An abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel

Question 6

What is Coarctation of the Aorta?

Answer 6

Narrowing of the aorta, after the aortic arch. Aortic valve may later become stenotic

Question 7

What is the condition known as “Tetralogy of Fallot”?

Answer 7

A cluster of conditions in the same patient including: ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, subpulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, and overriding aorta

Question 8

What is “transposition of the great vessels”?

Answer 8

When the aorta and pulmonary arteries are switched in location

Question 9

How is transposition of the great arteries treated?

Answer 9

Infants are given Prostaglandin to keep the ductus arteriosus open, but they ultimately have to have an “atrial switch” proedure

Question 10

What is Kawasaki disease?

Answer 10

Kawasaki disease is a condition that causes inflammation in the walls of medium-sized arteries throughout the body, including the coronary arteries