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Congenital Heart Defects Question and answers rated A+ 2024 Congenital Heart Defects - correct answer Definition - structural defects that are in the heart from birth - heart is formed by 8 weeks PDA - correct answer Patent Ductus Arteriosus ASD - correct answer Atrial Septal Defects ...

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Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects - correct answer ✔Definition - structural defects
that are in the heart from birth - heart is formed by 8 weeks


PDA - correct answer ✔Patent Ductus Arteriosus


ASD - correct answer ✔Atrial Septal Defects


VSD - correct answer ✔Ventricular Septal Defects


COA - correct answer ✔Coarctation of Aorta


TOF - correct answer ✔Tetralogy of Fallot


Left to right shunt lesions - correct answer ✔ASD - Atrial Septal Defects,
VSD - Ventricular Septal Defects, PDA - Patent Ductus Arteriosus


Obstructive lesions - correct answer ✔Coarctation of the Aorta - increased
pressure in ventricle


Cyanotic Lesion w/ decreased pulmonary blood flow - correct answer
✔Tetralogy of Fallot


Cyanotic Lesions w/ increased pulmonary blood flow - correct answer
✔Transposition of Great Arteries

, What is Ductus Arteriosus? - correct answer ✔a shunt connecting the
pulmonary artery to the aortic arch
becomes a ligament after birth


Ductus Arteriosus Closure - Cause - correct answer ✔Decreased
prostaglandin levels
Increased O2 levels
decreased BP in duct lumen


Keeping Ductus Arteriosus open - correct answer ✔Give prostaglandin to
keep open when needed


Direction of blood flow in Patent Ductus Arteriosus is reversed - correct
answer ✔Fetal Life - flow form pulmonary artery to Aorta
Newborn - flow from Aorta to pulmonary artery


Manifestations of Patent Ductus Arteriosus - correct answer ✔small opening-
asymptomatic
continuous murmur - turbulent blood flow
wide pulse pressure - hard for diastole to catch up (diastolic pressure could be
lower)
slow weight gain = hard to get O2 to the body (fussy baby)
feeding difficult
fatigue
tachypnea
frequent respiratory tract infection - increased fluid in lungs
failure to thrive

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