Peds CHD Flashcards
S1 sound is produced by?
closing of the AV valves
S2 is produced by?
closing of semilunar valves
-they close at different times depending on pt breathing so could be split sounds
rank of important things to listen for in a murmur
- timing - systolic, diastolic, continuous
- Pitch
- intensity - graded 1-6
which types of pitches indicate that the murmur is ALWAYS abnormal?
-high pitch
or
-diastolic murmurs
2 classifications that indicated SYSTOLIC murmur
- ejection
- holosystolic
ejection murmurs
- PS
- AS
- functional
holosystolic murmurs
- VSD
- MR
- TR
Diastolic murmurs
- AI
- PI
- MS
- TS
continuous murmurs
- PDA
- BT shunt or other aortopulmonary collateral
normal murmurs in kids
- venous hums
- pulmonary flow (RV to MPA)
- MPA to branch PA
- Still’s murmur
- supraclavicular or carotid bruit
venous hum
- continuous murmur
- hearing the flow in the veins when they sit up and goes away when laying down
- can hear better when head turns to one direction and goes away in opposite direction
Still’s murmur
- blood flow across the cordae
- don’t hear it sitting up but hear it laying down at mid sternal border
- can vary w/ HR
Who to refer
- murmur not clearly normal
- abnormal EKG
- Down’s or Marfan’s
- high pitched or diastolic murmur
- cardiac sx w/ or w/o murmur
- fam hx of cardiomyopathy
CHF
- heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body to meet its needs
- not a good term - it’s actually working overtime
S/sx of CHF
-sweating, poor feeding, edema, increased sleeping, poor activity, FTT
-possible hepatomegaly, tachypnea, chest retraction, gallop
(different signs than in adults w/ CHF)
MC causes of CHF in infants
-volume overload from VSD, PDA, AV canal
big left to right shunts
Tx of CHF
- diuretics: lasix/furosemide 1mg/kg BID - monitor K
- inotropic agents: Digoxin 8-10mg/kg/day
- ACE inhibitors: captopril start low and increase dose
when is captopril contraindicated?
in LVOT obstruction
types of ASD
- secundum: MC; where the foramen ovale was
- primum: lower down, part of an AVSD. Always have a cleft in MV
- venous defect: always associated w/ APVR
ASD
- isolated lesions that rarely cause problems
- many spontaneously close, if not closure is indicated at 3-5 yo
What is the MC cause of CHD?
VSD
VSD
- most close spontaneously w/i the first year, sep. the muscular ones
- severity depends on size
describe the VSD murmur
- holosystolic
- the pitch depends how big the hole is
- isn’t always hear at birth b/c pressure on right side is still elevated so not flowing L->R as hard
AV canal consists of what abnormalities
- primum ASD
- single AV valve
- VSD
AV canal is often associated w/ what condition?
Downs
S/s of AV canal
-HF w/i the first few months (worse in non-Downs pts)
murmur in AV canal
- may be hard to hear
- if present: holosystolic and gallop may be present
What complication can occur if AV canal isn’t treated early enough in Downs?
Eisenmenger’s physiology