Unit 2: Ped Cards Flashcards
______% of pts with trisomy 21 have what type of cardiac lesions?
40%
structural cardiac lesions
all patients with Trisomy 21 should have what diagnostic test?
echo
what two valve regurgitations are common in pts with Marfans?
Mitral and Aortic (MArfans)
What cardiac defect is associated with Turners?
Coarctation
What three cardiac defects are associated with Noonan syndrome?
- pulmonary stenosis
- ASD
- cardiomyopathy
what cardiac defect is common in pts with fetal alcohol syndrome?
- VSD
* vodka septal defect
what difference in blood pressures would you expect to see in Coarctation of Aorta?
- discrepancy btwn upper and lower extremities
- arms are higher bp than legs
- if 20mm hg difference suspect COA
what difference in blood pressures would you expect to see in Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis?
- Higher in right arm than left arm
- supravalvular… R comes before L
- R > L
what difference in blood pressure would you expect to see with Aortic Valve Stenosis?
Narrow pulse pressure
what BP difference would you expect to see in Aortic Regurg or Insufficiency?
Wide pulse pressure
things to look for in general PE (8 things)
- distress
- cyanosis
- clubbing
- edema
- squatting (compensatory reaction)
- diaphoresis
- syncope
- tachypnea
4 things to inspect or palpate for on cardiac assessment
- lifts
- heaves
- thrills
- PMI
3 things to inspect or palpate for on abd assessment
- hepatomegaly
- spleenomegaly
- ascites
what three dx tests help define cardiac disease?
- xrays “radiographs”
- ECG
- ECHO
most common pediatric cardiology referral is what?
“innocent heart murmurs”
name the 5 innocent heart murmurs from the ppt
- newborn
- still murmur
- pulmonary ejection
- venous hum
- carotid and cranial bruits
newborn murmur is heard when in the lifespan?
first few days of life
where is the newborn murmur heard?
LL sternal border
newborn murmur description?
short systolic grade I-II
newborn murmur is heard at the ______ sternal border and is described as _______ systolic, grade_____
- LL sternal border
- short systolic
- grade I-II/VI
still murmur is heard when in the lifespan?
*2-7y
still murmur is described as?
*musical or vibratory
still murmur is described as long or short?
short
still murmur is low or high pitched?
high