Ventricular septal defect

hit his head on a swing which caused a blood clot in his brain that resulted in numerous blackouts; head trauma can cause criminal behavior based on phenology--a biological sub-theory. Also, when Gacy was 17, he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that forced him to be hospitalized occasionally throughout his life. Avatism, another biological sub-theory, focuses on abnormal physical traits most criminals exhibit; for example, Gacy has large lips and lots of body hair. These biological…

How do you summarize 16 years of life into a few minutes? Especially the life of a medically fragile child. I’m going to do my best. Our journey with UI Children’s Hospital began 16 years ago when our daughter Reagen was born. She was transferred to UI Children’s Hospital from our local hospital when she was three days old. Our pediatrician thought she had a slight heart murmur and wanted us to get it checked out with a routine echocardiogram. He said make sure you take your car seat as you will…

Premature Ventricular Contractions (Pvcs) Overview- Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are abnormal, extra heart-rates that initiate in ventricles, one of your heart's two lower pumping chambers. These additional pulsates disturb your normal heart musicality, in some cases making you feel a flip-flop or skipped beat in your chest. Premature ventricular contractions are extremely normal, mainly it occurs in most of the people at some time. If you are infected by ventricular constrictions,…

Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that affects nearly on in one thousand births a year (Rathus, 2011, p.51). This birth defect can cause many problems throughout a child’s development. Spina bifida can affect a person from the way they think to the way they walk. It is important to know how spina bifida affects development in order to better understand how to help those who have been diagnosed with the disorder. Spina bifida can be detrimental to a child’s cognitive abilities such as,…

babies born have a congenital heart defect, making it the most common congenital anomaly in the United States, and that statistic is only increasing (CDC 2018). 40,000 may not seem like a lot, but that’s 40,000 children affected by a defect that strays them from living a normal childhood and the likeability of living a long and healthy life. Additionally, this affects the parents as well, who are now wary of whether or not their child will surpass their defect and to add on to that there’s the…

In order to understand exactly what Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is, it is important to be able to break down the word. The prefix Hyper- means over or more, and the suffix -trophy means well-fed. Therefore, LVH is the thickening and/ or the enlargement of the left ventricle. Under normal conditions, the left ventricle of the heart is responsible for the big push that sends blood through the aorta and to the rest of the body (Sheir 2015, p.560). When the left ventricle becomes thickened, or…

information provided to me by David Tidwell. Mr. Tidwell, a hospital social worker, received information from Danielle Knight. I will learn about the family and any issues they may be dealing with. I detected that Mason Knight has a series congenital heart defect. Macy Knight has become hostile and aggressive. Andrew Knight is physically and emotionally…

How much autonomy should a minor have? Should their refusal of life-saving treatment be granted by physicians? These questions arise from the case of Emma Ogden, a twelve year old girl who lived with a congenital heart defect which led to many operations and repeated visits to the hospital. When Dr. Abdul Hamid, the transplant surgeon, told Emma and her parents that her best option would be getting a heart transplant and that even then, her prognosis was grim, she refused. Emma researched her…

Mia's heart for a couple of weeks. He showed it to colleagues for their input and even carried it around in his gym bag for quick reference. Burke finally had the "Aha!" insight. Instead of making an incision on the left side for this type of heart defect, called double aortic arch, he should cut into Mia's chest from the right. Doctors used a 3-D printer to make a model of Mia Gonzalez's heart. Doctors used a 3-D printer to make a model of Mia Gonzalez's heart. "Without the model, I would…

Overview: Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome, or more commonly referred to as Brachycephalic syndrome or abbreviated BAOS, is a syndrome that leads to respiratory distress in the affected breeds of dogs (CIDD). Brachycephalia is best described as a chondrodysplasia that has been a product of selected breeding of domesticated breeds of dogs and cats (Koch). Breed standards often encourage and require these negative anatomical features, ensuring these abnormalities are continually bred…