Congenital defects — Flashcards

Flashcard 521: _____ is characterized by obstruction of the terminal ileum by thick, viscid meconium, preventing stool passage at birth

Answer: Meconium ileus

Extra: Meconium ileus is most commonly associated with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). It is characterized by thick, viscid meconium that causes obstruction in the terminal ileum. Contrast enema typically shows a microcolon distal to the obstruction.

Flashcard 522: Which form of Rubella, adult or congenital, presents with valvular pathologies?_____

Answer: Congenital

Flashcard 523: _____ is a congenital heart disease characterized by drainage of pulmonary veins into the right circulation

Answer: Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)

Flashcard 524: What effect does atrial septal defect (ASD) have on S2 splitting? _____

Answer: Causes a wide, fixed split

Flashcard 525: Esophageal atresia with distal TEF presents as drooling, choking, and _____ with the first feeding

Answer: cyanosis

Flashcard 526: Hurler syndrome may present with developmental delay, airway _____, and hepatosplenomegaly

Answer: obstruction

Flashcard 527: Congenital toxoplasmosis presents as chorioretinitis, _____, and intracranial calcifications

Answer: hydrocephalus

Flashcard 528: What is the most common type of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)?_____

Answer: Ostium secundum (90%)

Flashcard 529: What lysosomal storage disease presents with optic atrophy? _____

Answer: Krabbe disease

Flashcard 530: Coarctation of the aorta in infants presents as _____ extremity cyanosis, often at birth

Answer: lower