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Introduction. The aim of this case presentation is to improve the nursing knowledge base and to gain a better understanding of the aetiology, diagnosis, nursing management, and medical therapy used in the treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy. I have based this case presentation on a 38year old lady with a fictitious name of Agnes. She is a married lady with no medical or surgical history. She is a non-smoker and non-drinker. This was her first pregnancy and was relatively uncomplicated until week

(l-TGA), the left and right ventricles, or pumping chambers of the heart, are reversed, and the large arteries of the heart, the aorta and the pulmonary artery, are connected to the wrong ventricles. This is very different from d-Transposition of the Great Arteries, in that, the oxygenated and unoxygenated blood still has a normal blood flow

The hidden similarities to the human body The heart and the brain are both uniquely fascinating organs in the human body. People probably believe the heart and the brain are very different from each other. They probably think the brain is what we use to think, make decisions, do well on English papers, and how we know how to do our jobs. They probably think the heart is how we pump blood through the body, what the doctor listens to during patient checkups, or that we have had a meal that just didn’t

Double-Outlet Right Ventricle Surgery, Pediatric Double-outlet right ventricle surgery is a procedure to repair double-outlet right ventricle, a heart defect that makes it hard for your child’s heart to pump oxygen-rich blood to the body. This surgery is done to try to restore normal blood flow through the heart. It is usually done soon after birth. This procedure may be done in stages. LET YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER KNOW ABOUT: Any allergies your child has. All medicines your

cardiomyopathy is when both heart ventricles are dilated and the heart’s pumping function is impaired because the ventricular walls stretch out to very thin widths (Dechant, 2016). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is where the walls of the ventricles thicken and grow inwards, and could impair the outflow of blood when the heart contracts (Dechant, 2016). Restrictive cardiomyopathy is when the ventricles stiffen in elasticity, restricting the inflow of blood into the ventricles at rest (Dechant, 2016). Finally

Congestive heart failure takes place in persons of different origins everyday. The cause of right sided heart failure usually occurs when the left side of the heart fails. Following the left ventricle failing it send a large amount of fluid pressure quickly back through the lungs and causes right sided heart failure. Either sides of the hearts can result in heart failure if the opposite side starts to fail. CHF ,(Congestive Heart failure) happens when there is little or not enough blood pumped

Digoxin Oluchi Madubuike University of Texas at Arlington Pharmacology and the Nursing Process N3365-001 Sandra Laird April 1, 2015 OVERVIEW OF DIGOXIN Origin Digoxin is a drug gotten from the leaves of a digitalis plant ("Digitalis," 2015, para. 1). We commonly refer to this plant as foxglove but we also use its botanical name, which is Digitalis purpurea when discussing it ("Digitalis," 2015, para. 2). Foxglove is a popular flower that can be found growing along the roadsides and in meadows or

Left Ventricular Dysfunction Left ventricular dysfunction is a condition that happens when the main pumping chamber of your heart (left ventricle) is not working well. The heart is a muscle and needs a constant supply of oxygen and blood. If the arteries that deliver the oxygen and blood are blocked, parts of the heart may become weak and not pump well. The heart may also get weak from having to constantly pump against the resistance of high blood pressure or narrow arteries. CAUSES • Damage after

and exit of the ventricle, and the mitral and aortic valves. The only hope of surviving this is a connection between the sides of the heart. Usually this connection closes a few days after birth, but in this case it doesn't. So the right side pumps all the blood out, but when it tries to come back through the left side the whole is closed. This can quickly cause death because of no blood circulation. Babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome are usually put on medicine right after birth so

Discuss the definitions of ASD and VSD The normal flow of blood through the heart consists of the entry of blood to the right atrium through to the right ventricle and then the blood passes through the tricuspid valve entering the lungs and then through to the left atrium and to the left ventricle via the mitral valve and finally into the body. During fetal development, however there are the risks for congenital anomalies. These congenital heart disorders consist of Atrial septal defect (ASD) and