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1. TRUE/FALSE?
A. Heart disease in the newborn usually presents with either heart failure or cyanosis.
1. TRUE/FALSE?
B. The action of prostaglandin is to assist in closing a patent ductus arteriosus.
1. TRUE/FALSE?
C. Hypercalcaemia commonly occurs in Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS).
1. TRUE/FALSE?
D. Oxygen should not be administered when the patient’s wellbeing is dependent on high pulmonary resistance.
2. TRUE/FALSE - these are symptoms and signs of heart failure in the newborn.
A. Tachypnoea
2. TRUE/FALSE - these are symptoms and signs of heart failure in the newborn.
B. Tachycardia
2. TRUE/FALSE - these are symptoms and signs of heart failure in the newborn.
C. Dyspnoea/increased work of breathing
2. TRUE/FALSE - these are symptoms and signs of heart failure in the newborn.
D. Poor feeding
2. TRUE/FALSE - these are symptoms and signs of heart failure in the newborn.
E. Hepatomegaly
2. TRUE/FALSE - these are symptoms and signs of heart failure in the newborn.
F. Late signs include poor perfusion and circulatory collapse
3. TRUE/FALSE?
A. Transposition of the great vessels requires mixing of oxygenated with deoxygenated blood for survival.
3. TRUE/FALSE?
B. If a baby is cyanosed in the first week of life, it requires urgent, usually inpatient referral.
3. TRUE/FALSE?
C. Anatomically, a coarctation of the aorta usually occurs distal to the subclavian artery.
3. TRUE/FALSE?
D. Tetralogy of Fallot usually presents as heart failure in the newborn.
TRUE/FALSE?
A. The majority of neonates with SVT will go on to have episodes of SVT through childhood.
TRUE/FALSE?
B. Long QT syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
TRUE/FALSE?
C. Long QT syndrome can cause SVT.
TRUE/FALSE?
D. Adenosine is administered to neonates with long QT syndrome.
