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A 7 month old male infant was born with a Double Outlet Right Ventricle. He underwent surgery one day after he was born. He had a BT [Blalock-Taussig] shunt placed to help with movement of the blood throughout his body and decrease the resistance on the pulmonary arteries. He was sent home five days after that surgery in May. Then on September 29th he was brought to Morton Meese Plant Hospital with dyspnea and in severe respiratory distress. He was transferred to All Children’s hospital that

Spina Bifida Birth defects are not uncommon in our society today. In fact, 1 in every 33 babies born each year in the United States, are born with a birth defect. Overall, 120,000 children are affected with impairments and disabilities (CDC). Spina bifida falls under the category of neural tube defects. Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects an infant’s spinal cord and brain. Spina bifida affects around 1,500 to 2,000 children each year (March of Dimes). There are several forms of this disability

be treated swiftly, using surgery to minimize the damage to the brain. A surgeon is able to place a small hollow tube, called a shunt inside the infant’s skull to help drain extra fluid and protect against excessive swelling. These shunts do frequently have complications and a replacement surgery is needed. The risk for infection is high due to the location of the shunt. Additional

Impact of FACTS device in Electrical Power System Sankalp Asawa Department of Electrical Power Engineering KTH Royal Institute of Technology sankalpasawa@gmail.com Sam Al-Attiyah Department of Electrical Power Engineering KTH Royal Institute of Technology sam3@kth.se Abstract— The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of three different Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) devices on a power system and to analyse their capabilities with respect to various disturbances

“flicker”, and improve WF terminal voltage regulation, several solutions have been posed. The voltage regulation at WF terminal is conducted using the UPQC series converter, by voltage injection “in phase” with PCC voltage. On the other hand, the shunt converter is used to filter the WF generated power to prevent voltage fluctuations, requiring active and reactive power handling capability. The sharing of active power between converters is managed through the common DC link. A customized internal

This specific paper called for the analyzation of an infant or toddler. I chose to evaluate Bentley Dearmas. Bentley is a one-and-a-half-year-old infant who is jovial, energetic, extremely responsive to outside stimuli, playfully aggressive, and vocal. He is high-spirited, affectionate, and loves to watch music videos on the television, of light complexion with thin and curly brown hair that is either kept in a ponytail or a messy bun. Bentley and his parents reside in the Bronx, New York; one of

Introduction Anesthesia providers can expect to encounter patients with Down syndrome multiple times throughout their careers. It is the most common chromosomal disorder, occurring in approximately 1 in every 800 live births and patients with Down syndrome are living longer than at any other point in history.1,2 Skillful anesthetic management presents a unique challenge to the provider. There is no single way to provide anesthetic care to the patient with Down syndrome as the disorder affects multiple

is closely associated with pulmonary stenosis. These defects cause blue baby syndrome. Blue baby syndrome occurs when babies have cyanosis because deficiency of oxygenated blood to the body. Blood from right ventricle flows into aorta through the shunt created by ventricular septal defect and causes less amount of blood to be oxygenated in the lungs. As a result, some body parts will receive less or no oxygen at all. Therefore, the colour of the skin turns to blue. Symptoms Signs and symptoms usually

When treating patients with Meniere’s disease you will notice that all patients have different levels of balance disturbances and degrees of hearing loss. The degree of symptoms a patient experiences will justify which surgical option the patient will undergo. The non-destructive surgeries aim at reversing endolymphatic hydrops and preserving the patient’s hearing by endolymphatic sac decompression.1 Destructive procedures like chemical or surgical labyrinthectomy, and vestibular nerve section

Crimes of the Heart: A Case Study on Cardiac Anatomy Tiffany is worried about her newborn son. Ever since she brought Caleb home from the hospital it has been so hard to get him to eat and he seems to be breathing too hard all the time. At his one month check-up, the nurse tells her that Caleb has only gained one pound since he was born and Tiffany breaks into tears. Dr. Baker checks over Caleb in the exam room, taking extra time feeling and listening to his chest. After the exam Dr. Baker says