Paediatrics Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 6 grades of murmur
A
- Soft
- Ok
- Loud
- Loud + thrill
- Thrill + heard with steth edge
- Thrill + heard with steth off
2
Q
Murmur: name 7 ways to recognize a pathological one.
A
Sx Cyanosis Grade 3 or higher Thrill Diastolic Abnormal heart sounds Pulse abnormally strong or weak
3
Q
When does the ductus arteriosis close?
A
Functionally - a few days
Anatomically - a few weeks
4
Q
What does the PDA allow?
Where is the PDA
A
Bypass of blood away from the lungs and into the aorta.
PDA is a duct from the pulmonary trunk to the aorta
5
Q
What structure links the atria?
A
Foramen ovale
6
Q
At what age is most congenital heart disease Dx?
Why are murmurs not always detected before then?
A
One month (Sx by then) Flow is too low to be heard.
