[Exam 3] Chapter 41- Alteration in Perfusion/Cardiovascular Disorder Flashcards
What is CHD?
Structural anomalies present at birth, but may not be diagnosed until later in life
What are acquired heart disease?
Disorders that occur after birth. Wide range of causes or can occur as complications
Many congenital heart defects result in what?
HF and Chronic Cyanosis, leading to failure to thrive
What side of the heart is most dominant?
Right at birth, and then moves to left within first few months of life
Common Medical Tx: How often is Digoxin given?
Every 12 hours, 1 hour before or 2 hour after feeding
Common Medical Tx: What to do if Digoxin dose missed?
Give within 4 hours. If longer, withold and give the dose at regular time.
Common Medical Tx: What happens if child vomits with Digoxin?
Do n ot give an additional dose
Common Medical Tx: What to monitor with Digoxin?
Monitor potassium levels, as decrease enhances effects of digitalis, causing toxicity
Common Medical Tx: Why would chest tube be inserted?
To facilitate removal of air or fluid and allow lung expansion,. Used after open heart surgery or pneumothorax
Common Medical Tx: What does Digoxin do?
Increases contractility of the heart by decreasing conduction and increasing force
Common Medical Tx: When would Digoxin be witheld?
Count pulse one minute. Withold is < 60 for adult, < 90 for infant
Common Medical Tx: Serum Digoxin range?
0.8-2
Common Medical Tx, Health Hx: Parents should be asked if children experience what symptoms?
Orthopnea, Dyspnea, Easy fatigability, growth delays, squatting, or edema.
Common Medical Tx, Health Hx: History of preseent illness may reveal what in child?
poor feeding including fatigue, lethargy, or vomiting. or diaphoresis.
Common Medical Tx, Health Hx: Assess past medical history for what?
Problems at birth, frequenct infections, prematurity and autoimmune disorders
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam: Physical exam for this child consists of what?
Inspectio, palpation and auscultation
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Inspection: In infants, edema occurs where first
In the face, then the presacral region, then the extremities
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Inspection: Edema of lower extremities if characteristic of what
right ventriucar heart failure
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Inspection: Why should you inspect the chest configuration?
Note any prominence of precordial chest wall, seen in those with cardiomegaly (abnormal heart enlargement)
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Palpation: Femoral pulse that is weak or absent when compared to brachial indicates?
Coarctation of the aorta
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Auscultation: All murmurs have to be evaluated based on what?
Location, Relation, Intensity, Quality, and Variation
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Auscultation: Abnormal splitting or intensifying of S2 occurs with who
children with major heart problems
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Auscultation: What are ejection clicks?
High pitched, and are related to the problems with dilted vessels or valve abnormalities
Common Medical Tx, Physical Exam, Auscultation: Mild to late ejection click associated with?
Mitral valve prolapse