Neonatal Physiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ shunt connects Descending aorta to pulmonary artery

Answer: Pott's

Flashcard 2: What is the classification of the following type of jejunoileal atresia? _____

Answer: Type I

Flashcard 3: Dandy-Walker syndrome is managed by shunting the cystic cavity (if _____ is present).

Answer: hydrocephalus

Flashcard 4: What type of jejunoileal atresia is characterized by an internal mucosal diaphragm with an intact bowel wall and mesentery?

Answer: Type I

Extra: Jejunoileal Atresia Classification (Grosfeld): • Type I: Mucosal diaphragm/web; bowel wall and mesentery are intact. • Type II: Two blind ends connected by a fibrous cord; mesentery intact. • Type IIIa: Disconnected blind ends with a V-shaped mesenteric defect. • Type IIIb: "Apple-peel" or "Christmas tree" deformity; distal bowel supplied by a single vessel (usually ileocolic). • Type IV: Multiple atresias ("string of sausages").

Flashcard 5: In distal jejunoileal atresia, abdominal distension is _____

Answer: more

Flashcard 6: _____ is a procedure by which the airway is secured before the infant is separated from the placenta

Answer: Ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure (EXIT)

Flashcard 7: In TGA, the first step is to create a _____ followed by an atrial septostomy to improve oxygenation

Answer: PDA

Flashcard 8: What is the classification of the following type of jejunoileal atresia? _____

Answer: Type IV

Flashcard 9: _____ shunt connects Ascending aorta to right pulmonary artery

Answer: Waterson's