Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Services. When I first got this essay/assignment I had no clue what “services” really meant. So before doing anything else I looked up what “service” meant. On Dictionary.com the number one definition of it is: An act of helpful activity; help or aid. I was still at a loss for words for the essay. So next I searched ‘a service needed for children under 5’ online. Which took me to citizensadvice.com.uk and in the article I read something popped out at me, “The local authority can provide a range…

normally lines their blood vessels. That very molecule was the major reason rejection had occurred, destroying the new organs (Regalado). As I was explaining the process of xenotransplantation to my friends, almost immediately, someone said “A pig heart in my body? Nope, I don’t think I could live telling people I was part pig”. I do believe that some people would get very uncomfortable at the thought of having their vital organs replaced by ones from animals. On the other hand, one of my other…

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 wall separating the atrium and also attached the pulmonary trunk to the aorta. This procedure was the first of three open heart surgeries that are performed on children with HLHS. We were unable to…

from the recipient. Pigs containing human genes have helped pig immune cells successfully interact with human immune cells, and their organs have been tested in non-human primates. Non-human primate recipients have pig kidneys lasting for months and hearts for years. Nevertheless, immunosuppressive medications are still required to control immune rejection in primate recipients. Other xenotransplantation strategies include the tolerance approach. The tolerance approach tricks the immune system…

I was very happy I received the opportunity to observe down in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and shadow the nurse Stacy. I am interested in pediatric nursing, and although I was a patient in the PICU at one time in my life, I did not get to see or learn a whole lot about it. I was surprised to find out the nurse I was shadowing had her Associates Degree in Nursing along with some of the other nurses on the unit. For some reason, I just figured the nurses would all have their…

Introduction Fontan and Baudet detailed in their article the first Fontan procedure in the early seventies [1]. Since then, the Fontan procedure has been applied for palliation of single ventricle (SV) patients. Multiple modifications of the original procedure were introduced to improve morbidity and mortality. Short and long term outcomes of the Fontan procedure were studied heavily by numerous investigators [2, 3]. Wellbeing of SV patients, following Fontan palliation, going into adolescent…

I wake up in the middle of the night with my heart pounding. I try to concentrate on slowing down my heartbeat, while my eyes try to adjust in the darkness. My dreams are filled with fears and insecurities about my future. Lately these dreams are becoming more frequent. Have I really wasted so much time? Am I at a standstill and my subconscious is so worried that it keeps me awake at night? I lay there worrying but now that I’m awake I can think clearly and my fears subside. There is no real…

able to survive. The doctor advises Gary and Carolyn to try gene therapy, which will fix Denny’s heart. Gary hesitates to have gene therapy done on his baby, but Carolyn immediately accepts the treatment as she does not want her baby to suffer. Then, Gary recalls that Denny has a normal childhood, with full of happiness and love from his family. It seems that the gene therapy not only fixes Denny’s heart, but also makes him a quick learner. When Denny is in kindergarten, Gary learns that instead…