ventricular septal defect

Question 1

structural defect

Answer 1

hole in ventricular septum

Question 2

pathology

Answer 2

• left to right shunt
• pulmonary congestion
• eventual pulmonary hypertension if left untreated

Question 3

symptoms

Answer 3

small - assymptomatic
large - heart failure, large holosystolic murmur at LLSB

Question 4

diagnosis

Answer 4

echo shows defect
ecg shows cardiomegaly with congestion

Question 5

murmur?

Answer 5

yes