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1
Q

What is the most common congenital heart disease in children?

A

VSD

2
Q

What are the genetic causes of some CHDs?

A

Trisomy 21 - deletion in 22q11

3
Q

What maternal infection can lead to pulmonary stenosis and PDA?

A

Congenital Rubella

4
Q

What are the first branches of the aorta?

A

Coronary arteries

5
Q

What produces a cardiac murmur?

A

turbulence of blood from a high pressure chamber to a low pressure chamber

6
Q

What are the characteristics of an innocent murmur?

A

changes with body position, usually early systolic, brief, soft, and parasternal

7
Q

What are the causes of innocent murmurs heard during the 1st week of life?

A

closing ductus arteriosus, disproportionate size and angulation of main pulmonary artery (MPA is bigger because the ductus arteriosus is still present), tricuspid regurgitation

8
Q

What are the characteristics of Still’s murmur?

A

3 y.o. to adolescence, musical or squeaky, low-pitched, located along the LLSB, may be due to small ascending aorta

9
Q

What is the difference between peripheral and central cyanosis?

A

peripheral- vasoconstriction

central- respiratory or cardiac abnormalities

10
Q

How do you differentiate respiratory from cardiac cyanosis?

A

hyperoxia test

11
Q

What are the 4 characteristics of the Tetraology of Fallot?

A
  1. Ventricular Septal Defect
  2. Left-to-right shunt
  3. Overriding aorta (with pulmonary stenosis)
  4. Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
12
Q

What are the signs of congestive heart failure?

A
  1. Subcostal retraction
  2. Harrison’s groove
  3. Precordial bulge
13
Q

How can you tell if pulmonary vascular markings are normal?

A

should reach up to 2/3 of the chest

14
Q

How can you identify Premature Ventricular Contractions using ECG results?

A

wide QRS complexes

15
Q

What is the most common cause of chest pain?

A

idiopathic

16
Q

Para akong PDA sa kama

A

machine-like