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Exam 4 Nur 1025 exam with correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




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How many chambers does the heart have? - correct answer✔✔4
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What receives the deoxygenated blood from the body? - correct answer✔✔The right atrium
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After the deoxygenated blood from the body goes into the R atrium where does it go next? - correct
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answer✔✔into the right ventricle ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




The deoxygenated blood from the R. ventricle goes where next? - correct answer✔✔into the pulmonary
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artery to bring blood to the lungs to reoxygenate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




After the blood reoxygenates in the lungs where does it go? - correct answer✔✔Into the left atrium, then
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to the left ventricle
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After the blood goes thru the Left atrium and ventricle where does it go? - correct answer✔✔into the aorta
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Once the blood is in the aorta where does it go? - correct answer✔✔gives oxygenated blood into the body
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Perfusion refers to? - correct answer✔✔the flow of blood through the arteries and capillaries delivering
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nutrients and oxygen to cells ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Perfusion is a normal physiological process that requires the heart to do what? - correct
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answer✔✔generate sufficient cardiac output to transport blood thru the body ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What happens related to perfusion when a baby takes it's first breath when born? - correct answer✔✔- the
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lungs inflate reducing pulmonary vascular resistance to blood flow.
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- The pressure increases to L atrium, which closes foramen ovale.
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- drop in pressure promotes closure of the ductus arteriousus. (within 72 hours of birth)
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What is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)? - correct answer✔✔abnormal persistent open ductus arteriousus.
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Found between the aorta and pulmonary artery ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

,When is PDA a normal finding? - correct answer✔✔up to 72 hours after birth, but it should close within 72
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hours.
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Failure of PDA closure causes what? - correct answer✔✔increased pulmonary blood flow (too much blood
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flow to the lungs) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




PDA is common in what type of infants? - correct answer✔✔preterm
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How is the blood shunting in PDA? - correct answer✔✔left to right shunting
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How is PDA fixed? - correct answer✔✔with medications or surgery, prognosis is good
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What medication can be given to close the ductus arteriosus? - correct answer✔✔indomethacin, a
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prostaglandin inhibitor ||\\||\\




What are some s/s of PDA? - correct answer✔✔- Crackles
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- SOB ||\\||\\




- Dyspnea
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- Tachypnea
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What is a ventricular septal defect (VSD)? - correct answer✔✔Opening between the right and left
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ventricular chambers of the heart. Causes left to right shunting ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




VSD is one of the most common what? - correct answer✔✔congenital heart defects
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Spontaneous closure of small VSD occurs in how many children by age 2? - correct answer✔✔1/2 ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




If VSD does not close by 2 what is done? - correct answer✔✔surgical repair to prevent development of
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pulmonary disease ||\\||\\




Due to left to right shunting in VSD the heart must work harder causing? - correct answer✔✔right
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ventricular hypertrophy, causing ventricle to be smaller putting pressure on heart ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Right ventricular hypertrophy causes what? - correct answer✔✔pulmonary hypertension
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, What are the clinical manifestations of a baby with asymptomatic VSD? - correct answer✔✔heart murmur
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What are other clinical manifestations of VSD? - correct answer✔✔- increased pulmonary vascular resistance
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leading to pulmonary HTN and R ventricular hypertrophy
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- SOB ||\\||\\




- FTT ||\\||\\




- Feeding difficulties
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- Murmur loud and harsh (heard 4-8 weeks)
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- Systolic thrill in lower left sternal border
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- Recurrent respiratory infections
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What diagnostic tests will you do for VSD? - correct answer✔✔- Echocardiogram
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- MRI ||\\||\\




- Cardiac cath
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What will you monitor in an infant with VSD? - correct answer✔✔- feeding tolerance; offer small feedings
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and increased calories
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- s/s of CHF
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- Increased WOB; cluster care
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- monitor growth pattern
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- educate parents to follow up with cardiologist
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What is congestive heart failure (CHF)? - correct answer✔✔When the heart cannot supply enough
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oxygenated blood to meet metabolic needs of the body ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What is right sided heart failure? - correct answer✔✔right ventricle cannot pump blood into the pulmonary
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artery (body affected)
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What is left sided heart failure? - correct answer✔✔blood is backed into the left atrium pulmonary veins
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(left lungs affected)
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What are you looking for in an assessment for CHF? - correct answer✔✔- edema of face, hands, feet, or wt
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gain
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- tachypnea
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