Ventricular septal defect

Examination of Ventricular Septal Defects and Arterial Aneurysms According to Maternal Child Nursing Care, 5th Edition, Chapter 47 – Cardiovascular Dysfunction, congenital heart defects occur in about 5 to 8 of every 1000 live births, and 2 to 3 of those affected will be symptomatic within the first year of life (Hockenberry, 2014). When looking at the different pathophysiologies of congenital heart defects, the most common form of defect is the ventricular septal defect or VSD and there are…

their child is showing symptoms lethargy, poor feeding, dyspnea, tachypnea, some cyanosis, clubbing of fingertips, underweight and size, cough and congestion in lungs and excessive sweating. They also exclaime that he has a history of a ventricular septal defect, and an arrhythmia. I understand immdietly that I am going to have a very busy day. I tell the parents that I am going to run a few tests. The first is called an echocardiogram. This will send sounds waves that will show moving images…

discuss treatment options for children and adults with ASD and VSD. Our text defines a murmur as a turbulent blood flow through the heart as a result of one or more etiologies (Cash, 2014). The abnormal opening through chambers, atrial or ventricular septal defect is the selected etiology appropriate for this discussion topic (Cash, 2014). During the first 8 weeks of pregnancy the heart forms as a hollow tube and then it eventually divides into 4 chambers (University of Utah Healthcare,…

Where do you think would be the best place to auscultate Caleb’s abnormal heart sound? Based on the heart anatomy and ventricular septal defects, Caleb’s abnormal heart sound would be best auscultated between the lower right and left ventricles, around the interventricular septum. This would be an area where ‘swishing’ (or movement of blood) may be heard…

directly on the heart to correct a defect called Tetralogy of Fallot, also known as Blue Baby Syndrome. According to Parker, Mai, and Canfield (2016) Tetralogy of Fallot is a combination of four cardiac defects. It includes a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta, where the aortic valve is enlarged and opens from both ventricles. According to “Tetralogy et al,” (2015) the pulmonary stenosis and right ventricular obstruction usually…

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)…

eyes and depressed nasal bridge and other health problems, including cardiac defects, intestinal malformations, and etc.…

autosomal-dominant condition affecting several body systems and characterized by neonatal jaundice along with a paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts on liver histology. It is also known as Alagille-Watson syndrome or arterio-hepatic dysplasia, and is caused by defects in the Notch signaling pathway. The disease affects the liver, heart, skeleton, eyes, kidneys, central nervous system, and is associated with characteristic facial features. (1, 2) The syndrome was first described by MacMahon and…

childhood birth defects and deaths. Birth defects can be caused by “single gene defects, chromosomal disorders…environmental teratogens…maternal infectious diseases such as syphilis and rubella… [and] iodine and folic acid deficiencies (Bruneau, 2008).” Congenital heart defects can be classified based on defects that cause too much blood to be moved to the lungs, too little blood passing to the lungs, or not enough blood being circulated throughout the body. Congenital heart defects can range…

Any abnormality with the heart at the time of birth.  Patent ductus arteriosus- ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth  Tetralogy of fallot- multiple defects causing deoxygenated blood to be carried throughout the body  Complete transposition of great vessels- abnormal arrangement of the great vessels  Atrial septal defect- hole in the wall between the atria  Tricuspid atresia- lack of formation of the tricuspid valve  Hypoplastic left heart syndrome-…