Peds Cardiology (Exam 4) Flashcards
What is an innocent heart murmur?
One that occurs in the absence of anatomic or physiological abnormalities of the heart or circulation
Roughly ___ of kids will have a murmur at some point
50%
What are the 6 types of innocent murmurs?
- New born murmurs
- Vibratory systolic murmur (Still’s murmur)
- mc- L sternal boader/apex - Venous hum
- Pulmonary systolic murmur
- Peripheral pulmonic systolic murmur
- Supraclavicular systolic murmur
What useful HPI concerns for a murmur?
- Easily fatigable, including difficulty w/ feeding
- disinterest, diaphoresis, change in resp patterns, cynaosis
- Claudication
- Sx that worsen w/ exertion (feeding)!!
- Syncope (Babies passing out is never a good thing!)
- Sig. Fam hx
- CP IS NOT USEFUL
What are concerning PE findings with murmurs?
- Falling off growth charts
- Unequal pulses/pressures
- Hyperactive precordium, displaced PMI
- Murmur itself (diastolic or continuous, Grade IV+)
What type of murmur is almost always abnormal?
Diastolic
Are lab studies necessary in dx a peds murmur?
No if asymptomatic- It adds practically nothing to the initial evaluation of an asymptomatic kid with a murmur (refer to peds cardiology)
When do you need to order an echo on a peds?
If the kiddo is symptomatic or asymptomatic with: -suspected diastolic or continuous murmur -ejection clicks -radiate to back or neck -grade 3 or louder -murmurs ass. with abnorm ekg or cx
Rheumatic fever is an ________ dx that occurs after a ______ infection
autoimmune/inflammatory dx
GROUP A STREP
If a pt comes in with rheumatic fever sx when would you do a rapid strep test?
Only if the HPI is consistent with an acute strep infection
What is the time frame of RF onset after a group A strep infection?
1-5 weeks
What lab tests do you want to get for a RF pt?
ASO titer (rises 1-3 wks after strep infx, peaks 3-5 wks)
CBC
CMP
ESR + CRP (if neg=not RF)
What is the diagnostic criteria for rheumatic fever?
Jones Criteria
What is the Jones Criteria?
DX based on presence of known group Q strep infection PLUS:
2 major OR
1 major and 2 minor criteria
What are the 5 major criteria of the Jones Criteria?
- Migratory polyarthritis (MC-80%)
- insanely painful joint pain that jumps to a new spot every 3-10 days
- must have associated swelling and limited movement - Carditis (valvulitis, myocarditis, pericarditis)
- Most serious complication
- present 40%
- Tachy, new murmur, cardiomegaly, CHF
- MV and AV mc affected - Erythema marginatum (less than 5%)
- macular, red, non itchy rash on trunk - Chorea (Sydenham’s)
- less than 15%
- rapid, purposeless movement (like Huntington’s dx)
- delayed onset (mo to yrs) - Subcutaneous nodules (uncommon <5%)
- non-tender, freely moving, over a joint
What are the 6 minor criteria of the Jones Criteria?
- Arthralgia (no joint swelling)
- Fever
- Elevated acute phase reactants (ESR, CRP)
- Prolonged PR interval (can’t use if pt has carditis as a major)
- Leukocytosis
- Previous h/o RF
What is the treatment for acute RF?
Antibiotics ONLY if evidence of acute strep infx:
- Penicillin
- Erythromycin (if pen allergic)
Otherwise:
- ASA for sx
- (+/-) steroids
- (+/-) valve replacement
- Tx heart failure if present
What is the preventative treatment for pts w/ h/o RF or RHD?
H/o RF: very low threshold for ABX with c/o ST
RHD: 5-10 yrs or until 21 yo prophylatic abxs
-DOC: Pen G Q4 weeks
What is Reye Syndrome? What is it mc associated with?
Reyes syndrome: rapidly progressive encephalopathy
Sx: vomiting, AMS, seizures
90% of cases associated with ASA use
VERY RARE (less than one in a million kiddos per yr)
What is Kawasaki Dx?
AKA mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Systemic Vasculitis
MEDIUM sized blood vessels become inflamed (Coronary arteries!!)
Etiology: unknown
MC acquired heart dx- 9/100,000 kids <5
What is the criteria for diagnosing Kawasaki Dx?
Must have a FEVER plus 4 of the 5 other sx OR coronary aneurysms:
- Fever
- Conjunctivitis- bilateral w/o exudates, painless
- changes in hands and feet- erythema and swelling, followed by desquamation
- mucous membrane involvement: swollen lips, pharyngitis, “strawberry tongue”
- cervical adenopathy: often unilateral
If a question mentions “strawberry tongue” as an PE finding you should be thinking of??
Kawasaki disease
-mucosal membrane involvement
What are the complications of Kawasaki dx?
- fatal coronary artery aneurysms
- coronary lesions–thrombosis–MI
- myocarditis/pericarditis
- valvular dx
When do coronary artery aneurysms form during Kawasaki dx?
after day 10 of illness, peaks at 4 wks
Coronary artery aneurysms develop in ___ of kawasaki dx pts who go untreated
20-25%
What is the tx for Kawasaki Dx?
-IVIG
-Aspirin
high dose= acute phase
low dose= after acute phase
-Repeat ECHO’s (minimum: at 2wks and 6-8wks)
What is Infective Endocarditis?
An infection of the endocardial surface of the heart, which may include one or more heart valves, the mural endocardium or the septum
- may lead to intractable CHF and myocardial abscesses
- Fatal if left untreated
What are the 3 most common causes of infx endocarditis in PEDS?
- Streptococci Viridans
- staph aureus
- Fungal
What are the 3 most common causes of infx endocarditis in adults?
- streptococcus
- staphylococcus
- enterococcus
What is the most likely cause of acute endocarditis?
staph aureus
What is the most likely cause of subacute endocarditis?
streptococci viridans
What are the 5 major risk factors for IE?
- H/O congenital heart disease!!
- H/o prosthetic valve
- indwelling catheters
- h/o rheumatic heart disease
- IVDU (right sided valves)
What are the sxs of IE?
FROM JANE F- fever (97%) R- Roth spots (eye hemorrhages) O- Osler's nodes (Ouch! painful spots) M- esp if new!!
J- Janeway lesions (non-tender hem. macules on hands and feet)
A- Anemia
N- Nail hemorrhage (splinter hem.)
E- Emboli
What Duke’s Criteria is used to dx what disease? What does it include?
Used for infective endocarditis
Need 2 major OR 1 major and 3 minor OR 5 minor
Majors:
- 3 full sets of blood cultures positive with a typical microorganism
- positive ECHO
Minor:
- predisposing risk factor
- fever >38
- evidence of embolism
- immunological problems: glomerulonephritis, Osler’s nodes
- Positive blood culture (that doesn’t meet a major criterion)
What is the work-up for Infective Endocarditis?
CBC CMP Blood cultures x3 ESR CRP Lactate ECHO
Why are the valves most commonly affected by endocarditis?
Because they have no blood supply
-more likely to adhere to prosthetic or damaged valves
What is the treatment for IE?
- Start BS ABX immediately
- Hospitalization
- ID consult
- anticoagulation is NOT recommended
What is the prophylaxis tx for IE?
Oral amoxicillin 1 hr before the procedure
If pen allergic:
- Azithromycin
- clarithromycin
- Clindamycin
What is heart failure?
When the heart fails to meet the circulatory and metabolic demands of the body
-can result from volume/pressure overload (congestion) or from an abnormality of the ventricular myocardium (hypertrophic, restrictive, infiltrative)
What are the sx of HF in a peds pt?
- tires easily feeding
- periorbital edema, wg not consistent w/ growth chart
- rales and rhonchi
- dyspnea, orthopnea, tachypnea
- diaphoretic/sweating
- tachycardia
- failure to gain weight–late SX
What is the tx for pediatric HF?
no good standard approach
must be targeted at underlying cause
What are the 2 fetal shunts that exist to bypass the fetuses non-functioning lungs?
- Foramen ovale: b/w atria
2. Ductus Arteriosus: connects the pulm artery to the descending aorta