Diagnostics/Treatments
What invasive procedure is used to diagnose congenital cardiac defects?
What is Cardiac Catheterization
A failure of closure between the artery connecting the aorta and pulmonary artery which closes within the first week of life.
What is Patent Ductus Arteriosus?
ONE clinical consequence of congenital heart defects?
What is hypoxemia?
One of the most common heart defect.
What is Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)?
A condition where too much blood is flowing to the lungs in a HLHS.
What is over circulation?
A simple painless test that records the heart's electrical activity
What is Electrocardiogram?
A defect that includes VSD, PS, overriding aorta and right ventricular hypertrophy.
What is Tetralogy of Fallot?
Post ductal pulse ox probe is placed here.
What is on the foot?
The defect that has a narrowing of the aortic valve, causing resistance to blood flow in the left ventricle (LV).
What is Aortic Stenosis?
Quick Treatment for TET Spell.
What is placing the patient with their knees to the chest or squatting?
A painless test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart
What is Echocardiography?
An abnormal opening between the right and left ventricles.
What is Ventricular Septal Defect?
Some warning signs for Congenital Heart Defects in infants & children.
What is heart murmur, cyanosis, fast breathing, poor feeding, poor wt. gain, excessive sweating, inability to exercise?
A shunt between subclavian artery and the pulmonary artery to improve blood flow to the lungs
What is a BT Shunt
Drug can be given to treat pulmonary hypertension.
What is sildenafil?
The primary intervention for Coarctation of the Aorta in older infants and children.
What is Balloon Angioplasty?
A defect where the pulmonary artery leaves the left ventricle, and the aorta exits from the right ventricle.
What is Transposition of the Great Vessels?
“Congenital” means this.
What is “At Birth”?
Respiratory treatment for pulmonary hypertension.
What is Nitric?
Important drug do we administer to keep the PDA open after birth.
What is Prostin?
An underdevelopment of the left side of the heart, resulting in hypoplastic left ventricle and aortic atresia.
What is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?
The pre ductal pulse ox probe is placed here
What is the right hand?
Percent range of Ventricular Septal Defects closes spontaneously.
What is 20-60%?
IV med is given to increase cardiac function.
What is Milrinone?