USMLE/COMLEX - Step 2 - Ventricular septal defect
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USMLE/COMLEX - Step 2 - Ventricular septal defect
What is the most common congenital heart disease?
Ventricular septal defect
Which conditions are associated with ventricular septal defect?
Down syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome
ToRCHeS infections
Apert syndrome
Trisomies 13, 18, and 21
Cri du chat syndrome
Which heart sound is audible?
Wide-fixed split S2
What will an ECG show?
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Right ventricular hypertrophy in larger defects
True or false. If the murmur gets louder, this indicates that the defect is enlarging.
False. A small defect will be louder in comparison with a larger defect.