Author Question: The health care provider suggests surgery be performed for ventricular septal defect to prevent what ... (Read 138 times)

panfilo · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The health care provider suggests surgery be performed for ventricular septal defect to prevent what complication?

a. Pulmonary hypertension
b. Right-to-left shunt of blood
c. Pulmonary embolism
d. Left ventricular hypertrophy

Question 2

Which is an appropriate recommendation in preventing tooth decay in young children?

a. Substitute raisins for candy.
b. Substitute sugarless gum for regular gum.
c. Use honey or molasses instead of refined sugar.
d. When sweets are to be eaten, select a time not during meals.

Fayaz00962 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Congenital heart defects with a large left-to-right shunt (e.g., in ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, or complete AV canal), which cause increased pulmonary blood flow, may result in pulmonary hypertension. If these defects are not repaired early, the high pulmonary flow will cause changes in the pulmonary artery vessels, and the vessels will lose their elasticity. The blood does not shunt right to left, a pulmonary embolism is not a complication of ventricular septal defect, and the left ventricle does not hypertrophy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Regular gum has high sugar content. When the child chews gum, the sugar is in prolonged contact with the teeth. Sugarless gum is less cariogenic than regular gum. Raisins, honey, and molasses are highly cariogenic and should be avoided. Sweets should be consumed with meals so that the teeth can be cleaned afterward. This decreases the amount of time that the sugar is in contact with the teeth.