An infant with tetralogy of Fallot who has multiple hypercyanotic spells will likely have a procedure to ensure pulmonary blood flow until surgical repair is performed. Which of the following is this procedure?
a. coil
b. Fontan procedure
c. Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt or modified BT shunt
d. Jones procedure
C
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A Incorrect. An infant with tetralogy of Fallot who has multiple hypercyanotic spells will not have a coil procedure to ensure pulmonary blood flow until surgical repair is performed.
B Incorrect. The Fontan procedure is the final palliative procedure for children with tricuspid atresia.
C Correct. A Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt or modified BT shunt is a palliative procedure to increase pulmonary blood flow and increase oxygen saturation. This procedure provides blood flow to the pulmonary arteries from the left or right subclavian artery.
D Incorrect. An infant with tetralogy of Fallot who has multiple hypercyanotic spells will not have a Jones procedure to ensure pulmonary blood flow until surgical repair is performed.
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