PEDS Exam 3 Flashcards
Oxygenated blood from placenta enters through the?
umbilical vein
Most of the blood bypass fetal liver via the?
ductus venosus
Most of the blood bypass fetal liver via the ductus venosus and mix with deoxygenated blood in?
inferior vena cava
What does the foramen ovale do?
shunts blood from right atrium (increased pressure) directly into left atrium (decreased pressure).
Why is blood shunted away from the fetal lungs?
increased resistance in the lungs
What does the ductus arteriosus do?
connects pulmonary artery directly to the aorta.
How does deoxygenated blood return to the placenta?
via the umbilical arteries
Preductal vs post ductal?
Preductal is the blood before the hole of the ductus arteriosus and post ductal is after. Preductal is oxygenated and post ductal is low oxygen blood.
Which childhood issue below is improved with aerosolized racemic epinephrine?
croup, epiglottitis, tracheitis?
croup
thumbprint sign on lateral neck film describes?
epiglottitis
subglottic narrowing describes?
tracheitis
also croup if steeple sign is present in AP neck films
what causes epiglottitis?
Haemophilus influenzae B
what causes croup?
Parainfluenza virus
what causes tracheitis?
Staphylococcus aureus
high grade fever, inspiratory strider, cyanosis and drooling, what is most likely being described?
acute epiglottitis
what do you want to avoid doing if a kid is suspected or confirmed to have epiglottitis?
avoid laryngoscopy unless in the OR ready to intubate with a physician present who can take over if need be and also be ready to trach.
how will you induce a child with acute epiglottis?
inhalation induction in sitting position, use smaller tube size.
treatments for acute epiglottitis?
ET and antibiotics are life-saving
Ampicillin
Vaccination
Does laryngotracheal bronchitis require intubation?
usually no
low grade fever, barking cough, 4 month old what is described?
laryngotracheal bronchitis
treatment for laryngotracheal bronchitis?
Oxygen and mist therapy
Nebulized epi
IV dex
Intubate if signs of respiratory depression appear
if blood enters the right ventricle, where does it go from there?
into the pulmonary artery but bc the pulmonary resistance is so high it is then shunted through the ductus arteriosus and into the aorta
how many umbilical arteries exist? What is the function?
2, return deoxygenated blood from fetal internal iliac arteries to placenta
How many umbilical veins exist? what is the function?
1, supplies oxygenated blood from placenta to fetus
Blood in the umbilical vein is how much saturated with oxygen?
80%
The umbilical arteries have high or low O2 saturation?
low
Name the three important shunts that are present in the fetal circulation?
ductus venosus
foramen ovale
ductus arteriosus
how does the ductus venosus work?
Blood entering the fetus through umbilical vein is conducted via the ductus venosus into IVC to bypass the liver
How does the foramen ovale work?
Most oxygenated blood reaching the heart via the IVC is diverted through foramen ovale and pumped out the aorta to head and body
How does the ductus arteriosus work?
Deoxygenated blood from the SVC is expelled into the pulmonary artery and ductus arteriosus to the lower body of the fetus
explain what occurs at birth and with the first breath to change the fetal circulation?
at birth the infant takes a deep breath and this decreases resistance in pulmonary vasculature causing an increase in left atrial pressure vs right atrial pressure, formen ovale closes.
increased oxygen from respiration and decrease in prostaglandins due to placental separation causes closure of ductus arteriosus.
once the formen ovale closes what is it called?
fossa ovalis
What helps close the PDA?
INDOMETHACIN
What keeps the PDA open?
Prostaglandins E1 and E2
What is the PaCO2 and PaO2 of fetal blood?
PaCO2 = 48 mmHg PaO2 = 30 mmHg (+10 increase if mother is on 100% O2)
When does the ductus arteriosus close?
2-3 weeks
when does the foramen ovale close?
takes months to close
**What occurs if the fetus has hypoxia or acidosis in the first few days?
ultimately pulmonary hypertension
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List the three cyanotic defects?
They all start with a T
Tetrology of Fallot
Transpostion of great vessel
Truncus
Acyanotic defects are?
VSD ASD PDA Pulmonary stenosis Aortic stenosis Coarctation of aorta Atrioventricular septal defect
What types of shunts always results in a decrease in arterial PO2 bc of admixture of venous blood with arterial blood?
right to left shunts
How can you estimate the magnitude of the right to left shunt?
the patient breathes 100% O2 and measuring the degree of dilution of oxygenated arterial blood by non-oxygenated shunted (venous) blood
what type of shunt is more common and why?
left to right shunts, bc pressures are higher on the left side of the heart
what percentage of the cardiac output normally bypasses the lungs resulting in a physiologic shunt?
2%
In certain cardiac abnormalities what percentage of blood may bypass the lungs?
up to 50%
what type of shunt is TOF?
?
What is Eisenmenger’s syndrome?
When a left to right shunt becomes so bad that it reverses into a right to left shunt due to an increase in pulmonary hypertension.
What type of shunt does NOT result in decrease in arterial PO2?
left to right shunt. Instead PO2 will be elevated on the right side of the heart because there has been admixture of arterial blood with venous blood. (left side of the heart mixing blood with the right means more oxygen in the right side)
What type of shunts result in blue babies?
R to L shunts
What type of shunts result in blue kids?
L to R shunts
early cyanosis is what type of shunt?
right to left
late cyanosis is what type of shunt?
left to right
examples of right to left shunts also known as early cyanosis or blue babies
- Tetralogy of Fallot (MCC of early cyanosis)
- Transposition of great vessels
- Truncus arteriosus
examples of left to right shunts also known as late cyanosis or blue kids?
- VSD (MC congenital cardiac anomaly)
- ASD
- PDA (close with indomethacin)
most common types of left to right shunt?
VSD then ASD then PDA
late cyanosis due to a left to right shunt reversing into a right to left shunt will have what two symptoms?
clubbing and polycythemia
What is occurring with an atrial septal defect?
LA shunts blood into the RA which increases work on the right side of the heart leading the RVH. (right ventricle is receiving more blood and working harder)
what would you want to avoid with ASD?
avoid increases in SVR because this may worsen the L to R shunting
is childhood ASD symptomatic or no symptoms?
no symptoms
Complications of ASD?
Pulmonary HTN if age greater than 20 years.
Eisenmenger disease
What is the most common congenital heart disease?
VSD
VSD, how does this shunt start and how does it usually end up?
starts as a left to right shunt but with increased pulmonary resistance it turns into a right to left shunt and now the patient becomes cyanotic.
pulmonary resistance increases what 3 things?
hypoxia, hypercarbia, and hypothermia.
small VSD have no symptoms but large defects can cause what?
Pulmonary HTN
Growth failure
CHF
Infection
Physical findings with VSD?
Midsystolic harsh blowing murmur
What is coarctation of aorta?
Mechanical obstruction ‘kink’ between proximal and distal aorta, usually after the origin of left subclavian artery
Does coarctation of aorta cause increase or decrease in LV afterload?
increase
male to female ratio with coarctation of aorta
2:1
physical findings with coarctation of arota?
Weak or absent femoral pulse. Always compare radial and femoral pulse
Upper extremity hypertension; lower extremity hypotension
Cold extremities, claudication with exercise, leg fatigue
Rib notching, “3” sign
with coarctation of aorta are most patients symptomatic or asymptomatic?
most are asymptomatic, ten percent can have CHF in infancy
What are the four treatments for coarctation of aorta ?
Resection
Patch
End to end repair
Balloon
if a patient has VSD what should you avoid during repair?
Arrhythmia
RV dysfunction
Pulmonary vascular obstructive disease
Paradoxical embolus