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Tetralogy of Fallot Defect | Congenital Heart Defects Nursing

Head to SimpleNursing’s OFFICIAL website here: https://bit.ly/47QjWv2 Today’s video is all about Tetralogy of Fallot - Peds Cardiac for Nursing Students and NCLEX Review. Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital anomaly characterized by four structural heart defects; Right ventricular hypertrophy Aorta displacement Pulmonic stenosis Ventricular septal defect (VSD) Tetralogy of Fallot presents with- Activity intolerance Tet spells (cyanosis) due to a rapid drop in the amount of oxygen in the blood Shortness of breath Tachypnea Fatigue and fainting easily Failure to thrive (small for age, weight loss, and milestone delays) Difficulty in feeding Heart murmur (harsh systolic murmur and systolic thrill) Nursing interventions entail managing Tet spells by placing the patient in a knee-to-chest position, hence increasing systemic vascular resistance while decreasing the right to left shunting in the heart. #tetralogyoffallot #Heartdefect #congenitalanomaly