Peds CV disorders Flashcards
1
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Atrial septal defect- Eti
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- Shunting of blood between atrium
- Ostium secundum most common
- F>M
- Sporadic defect
- Low pressure- Left to right shunt
2
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Atrial septal defect- Sx
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- Fixed, split S2
- RV heave
- Exercise intolerance, fatigueablilty, heart failure
- Diastolic murmur
3
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Atrial septal defect- Dx
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- Echo with doppler
- ECG- left axis deviation
- Xray- cardiomegaly
4
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Atrial septal defect- Tx
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- Transcatheter closure
5
Q
Ventricular septal defect- Eti
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- Most common congenital heart malformation (30%)
- 85% are small, hemodynamically insignificant
- 50% close by 2 yo
6
Q
Ventricular septal defect- Sx
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- Large L>R shunt = dyspena, diaphoresis & fatigue
- Exercise intolerance
- Increased pulm/ vast resistance
- Cyanosis
7
Q
Ventricular septal defect- Dx
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- Echo- estimation of pressure difference
8
Q
Ventricular septal defect- Tx
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- Diuretics
- Surgery
9
Q
AV septal defect- Eti
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- Fusion of embryonic endocardial cushions
- Down syndrome
10
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AV septal defect- Sx
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- Often asymptomatic Failure to thrive - Tachypnea, diaphoresis with feeding - Pulm HTN - Recurrent pneumonia - Systolic murmur- soft, sound benign - Pulm component of S2
11
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AV septal defect- Dx
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- Echo- Rt sided volume overload
12
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AV septal defect- Tx
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Surgery- within first month of life
13
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Patent ductus arteriosus- Eto
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- Higher in altitudes > 10,000 ft
- F>M
- Persistence of normal fetal vessel joining pulm artery & aorta
14
Q
Patent ductus arteriosus- Sx
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- Bounding pulses with widened pulse pressure
- Rough machinery murmur at 2nd ICS, radiates into anterior lung fields
- Commonly asymptomatic
15
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Patent ductus arteriosus- Dx
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Echo