Week 6 pediatric Conditions Flashcards
Heart begins to develop at __________ during formation of the _________
3 weeks gestation; heart tube from the mesoderm
The heart develops into 4 separate chambers
atria - week 4
ventricles - week 7
Heart development is completed
8 ~ 10 weeks gestation
Heartbeat starts
22-23 days
Development of chambers and some vascular structures
23 days
Blood circulation
27 days
Aorta development
6 weeks
Acyanotic
blood contains enough oxygen, but it’s pumped throughout the body abnormally
Cyanotic
reduces the amount of oxygen delivered to the rest of the body
Acyanotic diseases
ASD
PDA
VSD
Coarctation of the aorta
Cyanotic diseases
Hypoplastic L heart syndrome
Truncus arteriosus
Tricuspid atresia
Transposition of the great arteries
Tetralogy of Fallot
Arterial Septal Defect (ASD)
Foramen ovale is a hole between R and L atria that typically closes shortly after birth
The hole does not close
ASD clinical presentation
heart murmur, pulmonary artery enlargement
ASD can cause damage to pulmonary vasculature because
pressure is higher
ASD treatment
surgical closure
What is most common in all CHD
VSD
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
hole between walls of ventricles at the ventricular septum
VSD can lead to
Cardiac infection, CHF, and respiratory infection
VSD clinical presentation
restlessness, difficulty eating/feeding, inability to gain weight, tachypnea
VSD treatment
may close over time but closure can be surgical after a certain age ~ 6 yrs
Atriventricular Septal Defects (AVSD)
abnormal development of tricuspid and mitral valves, often with only one valve forming between sides of heart instead of 2
AVSD often involves an
ASD and VSD - holes between walls of aorta and ventricle
AVSD clinical presentation
symptoms of HF, decreased energy, slow to gain weight, poor feeding, heart murmur
AVSD treatment
surgical, generally at 4-6 months