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

3 priority interventions for TET spells

What is knee/chest position (increase SVR), consoling, oxygen, IVFs, sedation?

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

This defect includes over-riding aorta, pulmonary stenosis, RV hypertrophy, and a VSD.

What is tetralogy of fallot?

200

Three-stage palliation surgery most commonly associated with this defect.

What is hypoplastic left heart syndrome?

200

This protocol assists with management of a shunt occlusion

What is the heparin shunt occlusion protocol?

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

What is a PDA?

300

This defect is due to an obstruction of blood flow between the left ventricle and the aorta.

What is aortic stenosis?

300

With these defects, what type of shunting will be present

What is right to left?

300

Treatments to keep PDA open

What are prostaglandins?

300

3 heart failure symptoms to monitor, especially for unrepaired defects.

What is tachypnea, tachycardia, increased work of breathing, lethargy, failure to thrive?

400

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

What is respiratory?

400

This defect causes grey/mottled lower extremities, diminished lower extremity pulses, and is associated with DiGeorge (22q deletion) syndrome

What is Interrupted Aortic Arch?

400

This defect causes right ventricular enlargement, cyanosis and exercise intolerance

What is pulmonary stenosis?

400

This defect includes a single vessel arising from the right and left ventricles.

What is truncus arteriosus?

400

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

What is 24-48 hours?

500

40% of children with Down's Syndrome has this CHD

What is a Atrioventricular Canal?

500

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

What is Coarctation of the Aorta?

500

These defects are incompatible with life unless what is present

What is an ASD or VSD?
500

These two vessels arise from the right ventricle double outlet right ventricle?

What is the pulmonary artery and the aorta?

500

3 orders you could expect for a patient with recent device placement in the cath lab.

What is CXR, ECHO, and anticoagulation?