Opening between the atria, allowing blood from higher pressure left atrium to flow into lower pressure right atrium
What is an ASD?
With these defects, blood has difficulty exiting the heart d/t what
What is stenosis?
In this defect, the right ventricle is hypoplastic as there is no blood flow from rt atrium to rt ventricle
What is tricuspid atresia?
The aorta arises from rt ventricle instead of lt and pulmonary artery arises from lt instead of right
What is TGA?
3 priority interventions for TET spells
What is knee/chest position (increase SVR), consoling, oxygen, IVFs, sedation?
Commonly associated with other defects; an abnormal opening between the ventricles
What is a VSD?
Treatment of choice of these defects in older infants and children
What is a balloon angioplasty?
This defect includes over-riding aorta, pulmonary stenosis, RV hypertrophy, and a VSD.
What is tetralogy of fallot?
Three-stage palliation surgery most commonly associated with this defect.
What is hypoplastic left heart syndrome?
This protocol assists with management of a shunt occlusion
What is the heparin shunt occlusion protocol?
What is a PDA?
This defect is due to an obstruction of blood flow between the left ventricle and the aorta.
What is aortic stenosis?
With these defects, what type of shunting will be present
What is right to left?
Treatments to keep PDA open
What are prostaglandins?
3 heart failure symptoms to monitor, especially for unrepaired defects.
What is tachypnea, tachycardia, increased work of breathing, lethargy, failure to thrive?
Due to these defects, pt is more susceptible to what type of infections
What is respiratory?
This defect causes grey/mottled lower extremities, diminished lower extremity pulses, and is associated with DiGeorge (22q deletion) syndrome
What is Interrupted Aortic Arch?
This defect causes right ventricular enlargement, cyanosis and exercise intolerance
What is pulmonary stenosis?
This defect includes a single vessel arising from the right and left ventricles.
What is truncus arteriosus?
How many hours may a temp be elevated to 100 after surgery d/t inflammatory processes?
What is 24-48 hours?
40% of children with Down's Syndrome has this CHD
What is a Atrioventricular Canal?
This defect causes increased BP and O2 sats in upper extremities and decreased in lower extremities
What is Coarctation of the Aorta?
These defects are incompatible with life unless what is present
These two vessels arise from the right ventricle double outlet right ventricle?
What is the pulmonary artery and the aorta?
3 orders you could expect for a patient with recent device placement in the cath lab.
What is CXR, ECHO, and anticoagulation?