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Defects
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Interventions
100

“Invasive” procedure is used to diagnose congenital cardiac defects?

What is Cardiac Catheterization

100
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
100
ONE clinical consequence of congenital heart defects?
What is Heart Failure (HF) and hypoxemia
100

Most common heart defect.

What is Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD).

100

Nurse do to treat s/s’s of hypoxia.

Give the pt oxygen (O2)

200
A simple painless test that records the heart's electrical activity
What is Electrocardiogram
200

A defect that includes (1) VSD, (2) PS, (3) overriding aorta and (4) right ventricular hypertrophy

What is Tetralogy of Fallot

200

Most common clinical manifestation of CHD

What is cyanosis?

200
The defect that has a narrowing of the aortic valve, causing resistance to blood flow in the left ventricle (LV)?
What is Aortic Stenosis
200

Pulse ox goes on CHD infants?

What is on the right hand and right or left lower extremity?

300
A painless test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart
What is Echocardiography
300
An abnormal opening between the right and left ventricles?
What is Ventricular Septal Defect
300

Warning signs for Congenital Heart Defects in infants & children?

What is heart murmur, cyanosis, tachypnea, poor feeding, poor wt. gain, excessive sweating, inability to exercise

300

Congenital heart defects primarily include

Anatomic abnormalities present at birth

300

Drug to be given to treat cyanosis in a Tet Spell?

What is Morphine

400
The primary intervention for Coarctation of the Aorta in older infants and children?
What is Balloon Angioplasty
400
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
400

ONE clinical manifestation for Coarctation of the Aorta?

What is High BP bounding pulses in arms weak/absent femoral pulses cool lower extremities w/low BP

400

“Congenital” meaning

What is “At Birth”

400

Oxygen be administered to fussy infants.

What is Blow-by method

500

A baby born with TGA will require what procedure immediately after birth to provide atrial communication.

What is an Atrial Septectomy?

500
An underdevelopment of the left side of the heart, resulting in hypoplastic left ventricle and aortic atresia.
What is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
500

Most important first step in assessing an infant or older child for possible heart disease?

What is taking an accurate health history?

500
What percent range of Ventricular Septal Defects closes spontaneously?
What is 20-60%
500

What meds are given to increase cardiac function in the ICU?

What is Inotropes and Vasoactive gtts.