inferior-Posterior infarction The above ECG changes can be found if there is an occlusion of the: RCA LAD circumflex all of the above. the most complications associated with this problem is ventricular dysrhythmias. AV block. atrial flutter. hemodynamic changes and dysrhythmia caused by SA node & AV node. Identify the Rhythm in the below figure Unifocal Bigeminy. Multifocal trigeminy Unifocal Trigeminy Multifocal PVCs. The nurse would be most concerned
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This condition is referred to as a ventricular septal defect (VSD). The location of the VSD in relation to the aorta and/ or pulmonary artery is used to classify the four different types of DORV. Other defects that may also be seen in these infants are pulmonary artery stenosis and transposition of the great vessels. Clinical presentation
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You are around twenty days after conception which means that you are finally going to have the potential to hear your baby’s heart beat. Between twenty-two and twenty-eight days after conception a baby’s heart is able to be heard ( Congenital Heart Defects: Signs‚ Symptoms‚ and Treatment ). There are serious diseases that can develop early in pregnancy. One of these very life-threatening diseases is known as congenital heart disease. There are several diseases all linked to one muscle in the body. Congenital
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Cardiac - E 1 BAPTIST HEALTH School of Nursing NSG 4017: Critical Care Nursing Nursing Management of Patients with Altered Cardiovascular Function Georgia Seward I. Anatomy and physiology review A. Layers B. Chambers C. Heart valves D. Flow of blood E. Blood supply of myocardium 1. RCA 2. L Main 3. LAD 4. Circumflex F. Cardiac cycle 1. Systole 2. Diastole G. Cardiac output and cardiac index - SV x HR. CI = CO /body surface area. 1. Preload 2. Afterload H. Cardiac pressures p. 1557 of Black
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Introduction It sounds simple: women who drink excessively while pregnant are at high risk for giving birth to children with birth defects. Therefore‚ to prevent these defects‚ women should stop drinking alcohol during all phases of pregnancy. Alternatively‚ women who drink alcohol should not become pregnant unless and until they can control their drinking. More than 20 years ago‚ when fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first described in the published medical literature
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· A congenital anomaly is a defect that is present at birth and can be caused by genetic or environmental factors or both. · Major congenital defects are the leading cause of death in term neonates. The most common major anomalies that cause serious neonatal problems are congenital heart disease‚ neural tube defects‚ cleft lip or palate‚ clubfoot‚ and developmental dysplasia of the hip. · Minor anomalies can be part of
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This week in the cardia pre-op clinic‚ a Nurse Practitioner (NP) named Dot told me about her patient needed child life and that she was not prepared for her surgery. The patient was an 8-year-old girl from Puerto Rico who spoke Spanish and some English. I met D.F. and her mother in the waiting area of the pre-op clinic. I accompanied D.F and her mother to the lab and assessed D.F.’s understanding of why she was coming to the hospital. D.F. told me that she had a murmur and when I said‚ “oh‚ a murmur
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broncho/pathy disease of the bronchus pneumono/graphy process of recording the lungs (x-raying the lungs) pectoro/stenosis narrowing of the chest a/cardi/al P.T. no heart erythro/hemato/cyt/osis abnormal condition of red blood cells trans/septal PT to across the septum hyp/ox/ia C.O. decreased oxygen cardio/myo/centesis surgical puncture of the heart muscle valvulo/necrosis death of a valve thrombolysis destruction of a blood clot thoraco/my/algia pain in the chest muscle arterio/rrhexis
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CARDIO Tendon xanthomata: deposition of yellowish cholesterol rich material in the tendons‚ asociared with hyperlipidaemia. Eg on knuckles Xanthelasma: cholesterol deposits around the eyes. Corneal Arcus: deposition of cholesterol/lipid in the cornea. CRP : acute phase of protein produced predominantly by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines Chest Pain on Xray: evidence of another cause of chest pain such as air in the mediastinum (oesophageal rupture) or aortic dissection
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the heart work extra hard to pump blood. This condition happens when blood carrying oxygen (oxygen-rich blood) gets mixed with blood that is not carrying oxygen (oxygen-poor blood) because of the following defects: • There is a hole between the right and left chambers of the heart (septal defect). • The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (aorta) is in the wrong place. CAUSES The cause of this condition is not known. Children with this condition are born with it. SYMPTOMS
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