Pediatric Cardiology Pediatric CardNiaotalsohagCyurtis, MSN, RNn

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Pediatric CardNiaotalsohagCyurtis, MSN, RN How the Heart Works ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHMmtqKgs50 SING ALONG ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-... wilmN80XE Think of The Heart as a House Rooms and Doors ? Rooms ? 2 small back rooms: R & L Atrium ? 2 large front rooms: R and L Ventricle ? Doors – all open one way ? Tricupsid Valve ? Pulmonic Valve ? Mitral Valve ? Aortic Valve Hallways, Plumbing &Electricity ? Hallways (Vessels) ? Superior Vena Cava, Inferior Vena Cava Pulmonary Arteries/Veins ? Plumbing (Coronary Arteries) ? Electricity ? SA and AV Node Last but not least….The ? Think of a hose coming out of the heart that supplies the body with oxygenated blood. ? Leaves the LV and branches out ? R Subclavian ? R Common Carotid ? L Common Carotid ? L Subclavian ? Descending Aorta ? Now that we are thinking of the heart as a house, we will explore what can go wrong with the house. ? A child could be born with several defects (abnormalities) involving the various parts of the heart house. For simplicity the following abnormalities could be encountered: Congenital Heart D?DPirsobeleamsse ? With the Walls ? With the Chambers ? With the Hallways (outflow/inflow) ? With the Plumbing ? With the Doors ? With More than One Part of the House Defects that increase pulmonary blood flow Acyanotic ?Patent Ductus Arterious Atrial septal defects Ventricle septal defects Coarctation of the Aorta Atrial Wall The wall betwPeern otohebriglhet m: Atrial Septal atrium and left atrium is called Atrial Septum. Please note that the word "septum" in Greek means "wall." A hole between the two atriums is called an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). When the blood coming back from the lungs to the Left Atrium crosses the ASD it mixes with the blue blood coming back from the body in the Right Atrium Fix: Patch Operation Doctors fix an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) by patching the hole between the two atriums. Atrial Septal Defect ? Small defects may close spontaneously ? Surgical closure is recommended before School age ................................................................continued............................................................................. [Show More]

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