Tetralogy of Fallot nursing NCLEX review lecture on congenital heart disease defects in pedicatrics/children.
Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital heart defect that is characterized by FOUR structural defects.
The structural defects of tetralogy of fallot include: right ventricular hypertrophy, aorta displacement, pulmonic stenosis, and ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Signs and symptoms of Tetralogy of Fallot include: activity intolerance, tet spells (cyanosis), shortness of breath, increase respiratory rate, fatigue and faints easily, failure to thrive (small for age, not meeting developmental milestone, weight loss), trouble feeding, cardiac murmur (harsh systolic murmur and systolic thrill)
Nursing care: treating tet spells, which includes placing the patient in a kneetochest position WHY? This increase systemic vascular resistance and helps decrease the right to left shunting in the heart.
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