10 Questions
What is the primary characteristic of Eisenmenger syndrome?
Pulmonary hypertension and a bidirectional intracardiac shunt
What happens when the pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) exceeds the systemic vascular resistance (SVR) in Eisenmenger syndrome?
The path of least resistance for blood from the right heart is to bypass the pulmonary circulation across the shunt
What is the recommended management strategy for Eisenmenger syndrome?
Avoiding hypotension
What is the primary cause of the increased mortality risk in Eisenmenger syndrome?
Left heart pumping unoxygenated blood
What is the result of the left heart pumping unoxygenated blood into the systemic circulation in Eisenmenger syndrome?
A 50% mortality risk
What happens when the pulmonary vascular resistance exceeds the systemic vascular resistance in Eisenmenger syndrome?
Blood bypasses the pulmonary circulation across the intra-cardiac shunt
What is the risk associated with the path of least resistance for blood in Eisenmenger syndrome?
Left heart pumps unoxygenated blood into the systemic circulation
How does pregnancy increase the risk for patients with Eisenmenger syndrome?
By causing a normal decrease in systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
What is the impact of hypotension in the management of Eisenmenger syndrome?
It should be avoided to prevent complications
In Eisenmenger syndrome, why does the left heart pump unoxygenated blood into the systemic circulation?
Due to the bidirectional intra-cardiac shunt
Learn about the characteristics and risks associated with Eisenmenger syndrome in pregnant patients. Understand how the bidirectional intra-cardiac shunt can lead to the circulation of unoxygenated blood in the systemic system during pregnancy.
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