What are some nursing interventions for a newborn with congenital heart defects before & after surgery?

It depends on the which defect or how many defects they have. There are 4 common congenital heart defects and a child can be born with one or any combination of the 4, some are born with all 4. Oft...

With a "cyanotic heart defect"- the patient has lack of oxygen going to the body usually because of an abnormal blockage or malformation of blood flowing from the right part of the heart ...

Sonia - Wow, you ask a very good question. However, the spectrum of "heart defects" is very broad and can range from defects where children rarely survive beyond infancy to defects where...

Ask the nurse and or the pharmacist for advise for different medication or different types of medication. The pharmacist may know a different company with a similar product but is digested or inse...

This article will help you out: SEPTAL DEFECT is an abnormality developed before birth. There are two types: ventricular septal defect (VSD) and atrial septal defect (ASD). In both cases oxygena...

you are confusing your self and and the answering community.heart defects do not prevent the bacteria from gaining entry into the blood system.it is on the contrary makes its entry easy to the lung...

I have cardiomyopathy and lead a normal life, yes you can get more tired than a healthier person. I don't run, walking is just as good for exercise

like a heart murmur? Sometimes there ARE no symptoms. Mine is so pronounced that a doctor can hear it through a stethoscope. Others are so minor you won't hear it, you might not find it withou...