Congenital heart disease

The nurse will want to listen to see how loud the heart murmur is. Once she listens she will need to rate the murmur on a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being the loudest. When listening to the murmur the nurse needs to note on what position on the heart the murmur is located. For example, is it on the back of the heart? She should listen to the pitch of the murmur. It is high, medium or low-pitched. What things affects the sounds. Does moving the infant or laying the infant in a certain position.…

the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. This valve is subject to a few different diseases and pathologies that affect its form and function. One of those diseases is mitral valve stenosis which is when the mitral opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle narrows and restricts the blood flow through it. The etiology, pathology and symptoms of mitral valve stenosis are well known and well documented which allows physicians to diagnose the disease with accurately with…

kidney into one and a pig kidney into the other. Both patients died. One of the limitations then, opposed to now was the lack of suitable organ donors. They were limited to using animal organs or organs from long deceased humans. The pioneer of cardiac/heart transplantation was an American surgeon named Norman Shumway. The modern immunosuppressive era came from the discovery of the immunosuppressant effects of cyclosporine in the mid-1700s. Cyclosporine is a drug with immunosuppressive…

Cardiomyopathy is the disease of the heart in which the muscles of the heart are affected to an extent that they become stiff or of an irregular size, the effect it has on the heart classifies the type of disorder it is. It can take up many forms, the most common of these are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. As cardiomyopathy begins to become more severe, the overall health of the heart deteriorates;…

What conditions contribute to turbulent blood flow or heart murmurs. Turbulent blood flow occurs as blood moves through narrowed or leaking valves producing a swooshing sound over the precordium and a high heart rate combine with narrowing, causing the heart to handle a larger amount of blood flow than normal; the basis is increased blood velocity, structural valve malfunction, or atypical chambers. Some pathological causes of heart murmurs are anemia, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid…

helmet-like features, such as a broad, flat nasal bridge, high forehead, widely-spaced eyes/protruding eyes. Other features could be shortened distance between the upper lip and nose, downturned mouth or a smaller chin. It is a particularly rare disease, noting it is only present in about 1 in 50,000 births. There is also a condition called Pitt-Rogers-Danks syndrome that overlaps with Wolf-Hirschhorn, but only recently have researchers realized that they’re both in a single syndrome. Other…

walls of hollow organs. Smooth muscle is in charge for the ability of hollow organs, such as blood vessels, the gastrointestinal tract, the bladder, or the uterus. The cardiac muscle exists only in the heart. Cardiac muscle contracts to squeeze blood out of your heart, and relaxes to fill your heart with blood. Major muscles and how do they work as pairs: The muscles work is pairs an example is the bicep and triceps muscle, the biceps muscle job is lifting the arm while lowering the arm is the…

Valvular Heart Disease Luke White – C14367136 Introduction In this report I will discuss valvular heart disease. Firstly I will discuss the disease itself, what it is, what its symptoms are and what effect it can have on a person if it is left untreated. Then I will examine the role of the Clinical Measurement Scientist in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of this disease. I will then go on to write about the importance of professionalism as a clinical measurement scientist. This will…

is Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Tertralogy of Fallot is a birth defect and affects normal blood flow. During development in the mother’s womb, the heart of the baby does not form correctly and this condition is the result. This condition is a congenital defect, meaning that the child is born with this condition. There are four defects of the heart and the blood…

association with cardiovascular disease and all cause mortality. Aerobic fitness is related to the ability to perform large muscle, dynamic, moderate to vigorous intensity exercise for prolonged periods of time (Thompson, Gordon, & Pescatello, 2014). Aerobic fitness has been considered a health-related part of physical fitness due to the fact that lower levels of aerobic fitness have been associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality particularly cardiovascular disease. Therefore,…