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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Symptoms==
Patients with tetralogy of Fallot may have a positive history of [[alcoholism]], [[diabetes]], Poor [[nutrition]] in mother in mother. Common symptoms of tetralogy of Fallot include sudden, marked bluish skin ([[tet spell]]), [[dyspnea on exertion]], difficulty in [[feeding]], failure to gain [[weight]], [[failure to thrive]], [[Growth retardation|retarded growth]] and physical development, and [[hemoptysis]].
*The primary symptom is low blood oxygen saturation with or without [[cyanosis]] from birth or developing in the first year of life.   
 
*Without cyanosis, the baby is referred to as a "pink tet".  
==History and Symptoms==
*Other symptoms include a heart murmur which may range from almost imperceptible to very loud
 
*Difficulty in feeding
=== History ===
Patients with tetralogy of Fallot may have a positive history of:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Congenital Malformations in Infants of Diabetic Mothers|journal=QJM: An International Journal of Medicine|year=1976|issn=1460-2393|doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a067465}}</ref><ref name="LoserMajewski1977">{{cite journal|last1=Loser|first1=H|last2=Majewski|first2=F|title=Type and frequency of cardiac defects in embryofetal alcohol syndrome. Report of 16 cases.|journal=Heart|volume=39|issue=12|year=1977|pages=1374–1379|issn=1355-6037|doi=10.1136/hrt.39.12.1374}}</ref>
 
*[[Alcoholism]] in the mother
*[[Diabetes]] in mother
*[[Pregnancy]] after the age of 40 in mother
*Poor [[nutrition]] during [[pregnancy]] in mother
 
*  
 
=== Common Symptoms ===
Common symptoms of tetralogy of Fallot include:<ref>{{Cite journal
 
| author = [[S. S. Kothari]]
| title = Mechanism of cyanotic spells in tetralogy of Fallot--the missing link?
| journal = [[International journal of cardiology]]
| volume = 37
| issue = 1
| pages = 1–5
| year = 1992
| month = October
| doi = 10.1016/0167-5273(92)90125-m
  | pmid = 1428277
}}</ref><ref name="LindeDunn1967">{{cite journal|last1=Linde|first1=Leonard M.|last2=Dunn|first2=Olive Jean|last3=Schireson|first3=Ruth|last4=Rasof|first4=Beatrice|title=Growth in children with congenital heart disease|journal=The Journal of Pediatrics|volume=70|issue=3|year=1967|pages=413–419|issn=00223476|doi=10.1016/S0022-3476(67)80139-2}}</ref>
 
* Sudden, marked bluish skin ([[tet spell]]), which may happens as a result of:
**[[Acidosis]]
**[[Stress]]
**[[Infection]]
**Posture (upright, not squatting)
**[[Exercise]]
**[[Beta-adrenergic agonists]]
**[[Dehydration]]
**Closure of the [[patent ductus arteriosus]]
* [[Dyspnea on exertion]]
* Difficulty in feeding
*Failure to gain weight
*Failure to gain weight
*Retarded growth and physical development,
*[[Failure to thrive]]
*Dyspnea on exertion
*Retarded growth and physical development
*Clubbing of the fingers and toes
*[[Hemoptysis]]
*[[polycythemia]].
 
Tet spells are characterized by a sudden, marked increase in cyanosis, syncope, and may result in hypoxic brain injury and death.
=== Less Common Symptoms ===
==References==
Less common symptoms of tetralogy of Fallot include


{{Reflist|2}}
* Prolong crying
{{Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system}}
*Loss of consciousness
{{Electrocardiography}}
*Irritability
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==References==
{{reflist|2}}
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Overview

Patients with tetralogy of Fallot may have a positive history of alcoholism, diabetes, Poor nutrition in mother in mother. Common symptoms of tetralogy of Fallot include sudden, marked bluish skin (tet spell), dyspnea on exertion, difficulty in feeding, failure to gain weight, failure to thrive, retarded growth and physical development, and hemoptysis.

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History

Patients with tetralogy of Fallot may have a positive history of:[1][2]

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of tetralogy of Fallot include:[3][4]

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of tetralogy of Fallot include

  • Prolong crying
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Irritability

References

  1. "Congenital Malformations in Infants of Diabetic Mothers". QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. 1976. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a067465. ISSN 1460-2393.
  2. Loser, H; Majewski, F (1977). "Type and frequency of cardiac defects in embryofetal alcohol syndrome. Report of 16 cases". Heart. 39 (12): 1374–1379. doi:10.1136/hrt.39.12.1374. ISSN 1355-6037.
  3. S. S. Kothari (1992). "Mechanism of cyanotic spells in tetralogy of Fallot--the missing link?". International journal of cardiology. 37 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90125-m. PMID 1428277. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. Linde, Leonard M.; Dunn, Olive Jean; Schireson, Ruth; Rasof, Beatrice (1967). "Growth in children with congenital heart disease". The Journal of Pediatrics. 70 (3): 413–419. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(67)80139-2. ISSN 0022-3476.

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