Congenital heart defects requiring surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Malrotation can lead to _____ and duodenal obstruction

Answer: volvulus

Flashcard 2: What is the treatment for mitral valve prolapse (Barlow syndrome)?_____

Answer: Valve replacement

Flashcard 3: _____ occurs due to twisting of the spermatic cord over thin-walled veins of the scrotum

Answer: Testicular torsion

Flashcard 4: What is the treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus? _____

Answer: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting

Flashcard 5: How is a large ventricular septal defect treated? _____

Answer: Surgical closure

Flashcard 6: What is the treatment for congenital hydrocephalus?_____

Answer: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Flashcard 7: Treatment for aortic stenosis is _____ after the onset of complications

Answer: valve replacement

Flashcard 8: congenital pharyngo-cutaneous fistula

Answer: persistence of 3rd branchial cleft and pouch

Extra: fistula between tonsillar area, cleft in neck

Flashcard 9: gastroschisis

Answer:

Extra: visible abdominal contents of newborn; not covered by peritoneumextrusion of abdominal contents through abdominal folds

Flashcard 10: What are the 5 transesophageal embryological anamolies?

Answer: - pure EA - pure TEF - proximal TEF - distal TEF - double TAF