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Heart Defects
Patient Information
What is the most common type of atrial septal defect? Problem with the upper chambers of the heart
Secundum ASD (50% - 75%)
Heart Defects CVS Examination:
Auscultation
Describe the noise made when listening to a murmur from an atrial septal defect?
Soft systolic ejection
Heart Defects CVS Examination:
Auscultation
Soft systolic ejection murmur correlates to which type of heart defect?
Atrial Septal Defect
Heart Defects Surgical Management in Hospital:
Describe the procedure to repair a problem with the septum between the atria
Atrial Septal Defect Primum and secundum
Stitch the hole shut preferably using a catheter and mesh.
Heart Defects Surgical Management in Hospital:
Stitch the hole shut preferably using a catheter and mesh is used to treat which heart defect?
Atrial Septal Defect
Heart Defects Surgical Management in Hospital:
Stitch the hole shut preferably using a catheter and mesh to repair ASD
How old does the child need to be for the operation?
3-5 Yr old
Heart Defects Surgical Management in Hospital:
3-5 Yr old is the typical age range for a child undergoing what type of surgery
Atrial Septal Defect repair
Heart Problems
PRESENTING COMPLAINT
What might make you suspect a baby has a Patent Ductus Arteriosus in the History?
Poor Feeding
Heart Problems
Surgical MANAGEMENT
What can be done to treat a small (less than 3mm) PDA
Coil occlusion with a device
Whooping cough
Clarithromycin
Coil occlusion with a device is used to treat which condition
Heart Problems
Surgical MANAGEMENT
What can be done to treat a small (less than 3mm) PDA
Soft systolic ejection
Heart Defects CVS Examination:
Auscultation
Describe the noise made when listening to a murmur from an atrial septal defect?
Missed MMR vaccine can you take it right away
YES
GORD in infants 1st line
Gaviscon
GORD in infants 2nd line
Ranitidine