Chapter 11: Congenital Heart Disease

Question 1

What are the major causes of congenital heart disease?

Answer 1

1) German measles
2) Down Syndrome
3) Drugs
4) Genetics

Question 2

What pump metaphor helps understand congenital heart diseases?

Answer 2

Faulty pump construction

Question 3

True or false: Most congenital heart abnormalities result in a heart murmur.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

For which types of congenital heart defects are shunts useful?

Answer 4

Abnormal communication

Question 5

How can some congenital heart defects be prevented?

Answer 5

Protecting the developing fetus from intrauterine injury, especially in early pregnancy.