NURS 2356: Cardiovascular Disorders in Pediatrics questions with correct answers

What are four acyanotic or left to right shunt defects? - Answer Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), and Coarctation of the Aorta (COA) What is an Atrial Septal Defect, which direction is blood shunted, and what gender is affected and has this defect repaired the most? - Answer It's an abnormal opening between the right and left atrium, oxygenated blood is shunted back into the right atrium. Females get this defect most commonly What is the most common type of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) - Answer Incompetent Foramen Ovale What are some s/s that might be indicative of an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) - Answer Poor feeding, dyspnea, failure to thrive, characteristic murmur, paradoxical embolism which can result in CVA What are the treatment options for the repair of an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) - Answer Treat symptoms with Digoxin and Diuretics and surgery if present in a female due to high risk of clot formation or for a moderate-large defect in males What is a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), is it common or uncommon, and which direction is blood shunted? - Answer It's the most common congenital heart defect and it's an opening between the right and the left ventricle and oxygenated blood is shunted from the left ventricle back into the right