Anatomy & Physiology
This chamber receives oxygen-poor blood from the body.
What is the right atrium?
This sign indicates right-sided heart failure in infants.
What is hepatomegaly?
This is the most common congenital heart defect in children.
What is ventricular septal defect (VSD)?
This nursing intervention reduces oxygen demand during feeding in infants with heart disease.
What is providing rest periods during feeding?
This fetal structure allows blood to bypass the lungs between the atria.
What is the foramen ovale?
This sound heard on auscultation suggests pulmonary congestion.
What are crackles?
This acyanotic defect causes increased pulmonary blood flow due to a left-to-right shunt.
What is atrial septal defect (ASD)?
This medication is administered to maintain ductal patency in certain congenital heart defects.
What is prostaglandin E₁ (alprostadil)?
This vessel connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta in fetal life.
What is the ductus arteriosus?
This noninvasive test evaluates cardiac structure and blood flow.
What is an echocardiogram?
This defect results from failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth.
What is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)?
This position relieves hypoxic spells in Tetralogy of Fallot (TET spell).
What is the knee-chest position?
This valve prevents backflow from the aorta into the left ventricle.
What is the aortic valve?
This sign occurs when oxygen-poor blood enters systemic circulation.
What is central cyanosis?
This cyanotic defect is characterized by four anatomical abnormalities, including a ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis.
What is Tetralogy of Fallot?
This nursing action helps prevent infective endocarditis in high-risk pediatric patients.
What is administering prophylactic antibiotics before certain procedures?
This valve controls blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.
What is the pulmonic valve?
This finding suggests worsening heart failure despite treatment.
What is poor weight gain or sudden weight increase?
This congenital defect involves the aorta arising from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery arising from the left ventricle.
What is transposition of the great arteries (TGA)?
This intervention helps promote growth and decrease energy expenditure in infants with cardiac disease.
What is high-calorie, concentrated feedings?