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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)

Blue Baby Syndrome

Which of the following conditions is best associated with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?

Mechanism

Pulmonary Infundibular Stenosis

Which of the following is best known as a clinical feature of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?

Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

Overriding Aorta

Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)

Diagnosis and Treatment

Boot-Shaped Heart

What diagnostic feature is most likely seen in tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?

Squatting for Tet Spells

What therapeutic action is most commonly seen in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?

Surgery

What is the most likely definitive intervention in tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?

Features

PROVe Acronym

Which of the following is an acronym or mnemonic associated with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)?

Transposition of Great Vessels

Pathophysiology

Pulmonary and Systemic Circulation are in Parallel

What best describes the pathophysiology in transposition of the great vessels?

Incompatible with Life without a Shunt

Which best applies to transposition of the great vessels?

Symptoms

Severe Cyanosis at Birth

What clinical finding is most commonly seen in transposition of the great vessels?

Single S2 sound

What heart sound or murmur is most commonly heard in transposition of the great vessels?

Diagnosis

Echocardiogram

Which of the following methods or tests is most commonly used to diagnose transposition of the great vessels?

Chest X-ray shows "Egg-shaped Silhouette"

Which statement best applies to transposition of the great vessels?

Treatment

Prostaglandin

Which of the following treatment strategies is most likely associated with Transposition of the Great Vessels?

Avoid NSAIDs

Surgical Correction

Balloon Atrial Septostomy

Opening at Intraventricular Septum

Which of the following best defines a ventricular septal defect?

Most Common Congenital Heart lesion

Which of the following statements is true about ventricular septal defects?

High-pitched Holosystolic Murmer (over left sternal border)

During auscultation, which of the following sounds is most likely to be heard in patients with a ventricular septal defect (VSD)?

Dyspnea and Respiratory Distress

Which of the following symptoms is most likely to be seen in patients with a large ventricular septal defect (VSD)?

Loud Pulmonic S2

Which of the following sounds most likely corresponds to ventricular septal defect (VSD)?

Which of the following tests is most likely initially indicated to diagnose a ventricular septal defect?

Small VSDs Close Spontaneously

Which of the following is most likely true in patients with ventricular septal defects?

Large VSD requires Surgery

Which of the following is most likely true of ventricular septal defects?

Complications

Endocarditis

Which of the following complications is most likely associated with untreated ventricular septal defects?

Eisenmenger's Syndrome

If left untreated, which of the following complications is most likely to develop in patients with ventricular septal defect (VSD)?

Which of the following abnormalities is most likely to occur in patients with ventricular septal defect?

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