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Peds heart defects
NUR264 heart defects
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abnormal opening exists between the atria, allowing blood flow from higher-pressure left atrium to the lower-pressure right atrium | atrial septal defect |
| Patients are at risk for bacterial endocarditis and pulmonary vascular obstructive disease. | ventricular septal defect |
| Defect causes a characteristic machine like murmur. | patent ductus arteriosus |
| Patient has high blood pressure and bounding pulses in arms; weak or absent femoral pulses; and cool lower extremities with lower blood pressure. | coarctation of aorta |
| Narrowing occurs at the entrance to the pulmonary artery. Resistance to blood flow causes right ventricular hypertrophy and decreased pulmonary blood flow. | pulmonic stenosis |
| The prominent anatomic consequence is the hypertrophy of the left ventricular wall leading to increased end-diastolic pressure. | aortic stenosis |