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    Riley Nold Case Study

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    to be diagnosed with these severe physical or mental abnormalities because their organs and other vital systems are not fully developed. Some of these abnormalities could include congenital heart disease, respiratory distress syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus, retinopathy of prematurity, or air leaks. When not developed fully, the immune system of a premature infant does not have the functioning protective cells that would provide defense from these illnesses that the baby might develop. Each…

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    may not be discovered before delivery. Once discovered, management of the condition and treatment must begin immediately. Etiology Coarctation of the aorta presents as a narrowing of the aorta near the heart. Specifically, near where the ductus arteriosus joins the heart. Because this narrowing occurs distal to the vessels that supply blood to the head and upper extremities, those locations receive higher blood pressure. The areas that are supplied with blood from the aorta distal to this…

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    remains even higher for Neonatal nurses. Women give birth to approximately 40,000 infants each year with low birth weights. Low birth weights in infants, usually due to prematurity, can result in low blood pressure, bleeding in the brain, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and most common respiratory problems. Because the lungs develop last before birth, babies born early do not have a mature respiratory system and often have to depend on ventilators. The low birth weight of these 40,000 babies creates…

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    The doctors gave him medication to slow down the closing of the ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale in the heart so blood could be pumped to both the lungs and the rest of his body by the right ventricle. His first open heart surgery was successful. The surgeon’s performed the Norwood Procedure which basically removed the…

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    No matter how small a human is, every being deserves chance to be treated. Fetal surgery has been introduced and developed rapidly over the past decades. It has become an important way to save and provide a good quality of life for the unborn children. Over the years several approaches have been developed for conducting fetal surgery, depending on patient’s condition and the best ways to repair the abnormality in the uterus. As other medical interventions, fetal surgery has its risks and…

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    Characteristics Of Fetal Pig

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    Fetal Pig External Features Structure Location Colour Texture Function Image Anus Just under the tail and after the rectum Same colour as skin (light pink) Valve-like and scrunched up; feels and looks like a sphincter Valve-like muscle at lower end of rectum. The opening through which feces pass out of body Scrotal Sac In males, it is located just under the anus and bulges out from the skin Same colour as skin (light pink) Feels muscular/like skin Contains the testes Urogenital Opening…

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    Cardiomyopathy is a condition where the heart muscle is abnormal. The main types of cardiomyopathy include dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy makes it harder for your heart to pump and deliver blood to the rest of your body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure. But to science certain it is not known which is the cause that causes this disease only knows that there is a variety of this disease. Cardiomyopathy can be treated. The type of treatment you 'll…

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    March Of Dimes Case Study

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    March of Dimes is an organization that fights to prevent birth defects and premature births among babies all over the world. This organization was originally founded and named the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis by Franklin D Roosevelt (“About Us”). Roosevelt founded this organization when he had a personal encounter with polio. The foundation soon became known as the March of Dimes when they turned their focus to birth defects and prematurity in children. March of Dimes has been…

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    Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) Ball & Bindler (2008) describes this condition as an opening in the ventricular septum, which causes an increase in pulmonary blood flow. VSD is a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart (AHA, 2016). The blood is shunted from the left ventricle artery, across the open septum into the pulmonary artery without any impediment (Ball & Bindler, 2008). The opening may cause a higher pressure in the heart or reduced oxygen to the body (AHA, 2016)…

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    Surfactant Agents I. Definitions a. Surfactant: A surface-active agent that lowers surface tension i. Examples 1. soap 2. detergent b. Surface Tension: Force caused by attraction between like molecules that occurs at liquid-gas interfaces and that holds the liquid surface intact i. Units of Measure: dynes/centimeter (dyn/cm) 1. the force required to cause a 1 cm rupture in the surface film ii. a droplet forms because a liquid’s molecules are more attracted to each other than the surrounding…

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