Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow
Obstructive Defects
Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow
Mixed Defects
Nursing Management
100

Opening between the atria, allowing blood from higher pressure left atrium to flow into lower pressure right atrium

What is an ASD?

100

With these defects, blood has difficulty exiting the heart d/t what

What is stenosis?

100

In this defect, the right ventricle is hypoplastic as there is no blood flow from rt atrium to rt ventricle

What is tricuspid atresia?

100

The aorta arises from rt ventricle instead of lt and pulmonary artery arises from lt instead of right

What is TGA?

100

Priority treatment for Tet spells

What is squatting or knee/chest position?

200

Commonly associated with other defects; an abnormal opening between the ventricles

What is a VSD?

200

Treatment of choice of these defects in older infants and children

What is a balloon angioplasty?

200

4 defects are typically present with this one defect

What is tetralogy of fallot?

200
Treatment of choice for TGA w/in first few weeks of life

What is the arterial switch procedure?

200

Why is so much emphasis placed on Digoxin education

What is it has a narrow margin of safety?

300
Failure of the artery connecting the aorta and pulmonary artery to close within the first weeks of life

What is a PDA?

300

Narrowing within the aorta

What is Coarctation of the Aorta?

300

With these defects, what type of shunting will be present

What is right to left?

300

Treatments to keep PDA open

What is prostaglandin E?

300

What are some ways to decrease cardiac demands on a pediatric pt

What is maintain temp, treat infections, reduce breathing effort, decrease stimulation?

400

Due to these defects, pt is more susceptible to what type of infections

What is respiratory?

400

This defect causes right ventricular enlargement, cyanosis and exercise intolerance

What is pulmonary stenosis?

400

With tricuspid atresia, immediate treatment is focused on keeping what open

What is a PDA?

400

These defects will cause decreased cardiac output because

What is the volume load on the ventricles?

400

How many hours may a temp be elevated to 100 after surgery d/t inflammatory processes

What is 24-48 hours?

500

Surgical patch closure done for moderate to large defects

What is a Dacron patch?

500

This defect causes increased BP and O2 sats in upper extremities and decreased in lower extremities

What is Coarctation?

500

These defects are incompatible with life unless what is present

What is an ASD or VSD?
500

What 3 main symptoms with TGA show

What is severe cyanosis, cardiomegaly, and CHF?

500

Post pericardiotomy syndrome is treated by what

What is rest, antipyretics, diuretics, and NSAIDs?

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