Chapter 5

Question 1

All of the following views are appropriate to evaluate for a ventricular septal defect except the:

Answer 1

apical four-chamber view

Question 2

What is the percentage of ventricular septal defects occurs in association with other structural congenital heart defects?

Answer 2

40

Question 3

The most common type of ventricular septal defect is:

Answer 3

perimembranous

Question 4

Types of muscular defects include all of the following except:

Answer 4

marginal

Question 5

The percentage of ventricular septal defects that close spontaneously before birth is

Answer 5

70

Question 6

Drop-out of the interventricular septum bordered by a hyperechoic specular reflector is referred to as the:

Answer 6

T sign

Question 7

The type of ventricular septal defect most likely to be diagnosed by fetal echocardiography is:

Answer 7

perimembranous

Question 8

The type of ventricular septal defect least likely to be diagnosed by fetal echocardiography is:

Answer 8

apical

Question 9

Ventricular septal defects result from:

Answer 9

resorption of myocardial tissue

Question 10

The risk of a fetus having a ventricular septal defect is ______ if a sibling is affected.

Answer 10

3