Peds Exam 1 Flashcards
What is the most common type of congenital heart defect in children?
Ventricular Septal Defect
When do infant deaths most often occur due to congenital heart defects?
During the first 28 days of life
What is there a correlation between with disease severity of congenital heart defect?
Correlation between disease severity and developmental delay.
What are some genetic risk factors of CHD?
- Fetal exposure to teratogens
- Maternal dx or infection
- Familial risk factor 3-4 fold with 1st degree relative
What are the teratogens the fetus can be exposed to that are a CHD risk factor?
lithium, etoh, anticonvulsants
What are some maternal diseases/infections that can increase the risk of getting a CHD?
DM - 5x greater risk
Rubella - only viral illness
systemic lupus erythemotosus
What are the acronyms that are group as multifactorial causes of CHD?
VACTREL
CHARGE
What does VACTREL stand for?
Vertebral anomalies anal atresia cardiac defects tracheo-esophogeal fistula radial defects limb anomalies
What does CHARGE stand for?
coloboma heart defects choanal atresia restriction of growth and development genital anomalies ear anomalies
What can an ear abnormality be associated with?
Can be associated with a kidney/renal issue
What happens with the A&P of the infant pediatric cardiovascular system?
ductus arteriosis and foramen ovale close
the left side has higher pressure than the right
heart muscle fibers are immature
the ventricles are less compliant to SV
preload and afterload affect cardiac output
What is cardiac output?
CO = SV X HR ,
stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped from a ventricle in a single heartbeat
Explain the vascular resistance in fetal circulation
There is high pulmonary vascular resistance (only 5-10% of cardiac output goes to lungs and fetal lungs extract oxygen from placental blood)
There is low systemic vascular resistance
What happens in neonatal circulation?
- the three shunts close
- aeration of the lungs
What causes the three shunts to close?
foramen ovale is caused by increased pressure in LA
ductus areteriosus is from increased O2 levels and loss of prostaglandins from placenta and increased metabolism in the lungs (takes about 72 hours for it to close)
ductus venosus - umbilical vein is shut off
What does aeration of the lungs cause?
- decreased PVR causes increased LA and RA pressures
- increased SVR
- increased pulmonary blood flow
- thinning of the pulmonary artery walls
What can help close the shunts?
A prostoglandin inhibitor such as indomethazine
What is the normal electrical pathway of the heart?
SA noe - AV noe - bundle of his - ventricular septum - purkinje fibers
What are the clinical s/s of a CHD?
Cyanosis (this may be the only sign in first week of life)
murmur (50% have this during first two days of life)
RR greater and 60
bounding or weak pulses, 4 extrm BP & O2
BP
CHF
What is the difference between central and peripheral cyanosis?
Central:
arterial blood desat/abnormal hb seen in R-L shunt, impaired pulmonary function, or abnormal hb
seen in conjunctiva palate tongue, inner side of lips and cheeks, assoc with clubbing and polycythemia
Peripheral:
d/t low CO and from cold air or water or abnormally large extraction of o2 from normally saturated blood seen in ears, nose, cheeks, outer lips, and hands and feet. Clubbing is absent
What are the four classifications of congenital heart defects?
increased pul bl flow
decreased pul bl flow
obstruct systemic bl flow
mixed
What CHDs are included in increased pulmonary blood flow ?
Atrial septal defect
ventricular septal defect
patent ductus arteriosus
What CHDs are included in decreased pulmonary blood flow?
tetralogy of fallot
tricuspid atresia
pulmonary stenosis
What CHDs are included in the obstructive systemic blood flow?
Coarctation of the aorta
pulmonary stenosis
aortic stenosis
What CHDs are included in the mixed defects?
transposition of the great vessels
hypoplastic left heart syndrome
truncus arteriosus
What happens in left to right shunting?
there is communication between the pulmonary and systemic circulation which causes increased blood flow to the lungs and causes signs of heart failure
What is a pressure gradient?
a change in pressure, normally resulting in a change from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
What happens in an atrial septal defect?
there is an opening in the septum between atria and a L TO R shunt causing right atrium dilation and increased pulmonary blood flow
foramen ovale is not closed
results in right ventricular hypertrophy
What are the manifestations of an ASD?
is asymptomatic in a young child/baby
will show fatigue, delayed growth, congestive heart failure
SOFT, SYSTOLIC MURMUR
How do you diagnose an ASD?
echocardiogram
chest x-ray
How do you treat an ASD?
perform a surgical closer or patch
perform a cardiac cath with septal occulder
surgical repair normally done between 3-5 years of age on cardiopulmonary bypass
What is a patent ductus arteriosus?
the connecting duct between the pulmonary artery and the aortic arch is still open (normally closes within 24 hours of life) the ductus arteriosus fails to close blood flows from aorta to pulmonary vein increased blood flow to the lungs causes right ventricular hypertrophy