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Why does ventricular septal defects cause rapid and deep breathing?
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What are the problems of septal deformities?
Septal deformities can cause nasal airway obstruction. Such airway obstruction can lead to mouth breathing, chronic nasal infections, or obstructive sleep apnea.
What are the symptoms of a ventricular septal defect?
Ventricular Septal Defect SymptomsSmall holes in the ventricular septumusually produce no symptoms but are often recognized by the child's health care provider when a loudheart murmur along the left side of the lowerbreast bone or sternum is heard. Large holes typically produce symptoms 1-6 months after an infant's birth. The left ventricle begins to fail, producing the following symptoms:Fast breathingSweatingPallorVery fast heartbeatsDecreased feedingPoor weight gainWhen a ventricular septal defect is not detected early in life, it can cause more severe problems and more severe symptoms as time goes on. The biggest concern is development of high pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension). If the ventricular septal defect is not surgically closed, irreversible pulmonary hypertension can develop, and the child is no longer operable and has a poor prognosis. The following are typical symptoms of pulmonary hypertension:FaintingShortness of breathChest painBluish discoloration of the skin (cyanosis)The skin turns faintly bluish when the tissues are not receiving quite enough oxygen. This condition is often termed "hypoxemia" or "hypoxia."
Is scuba diving dangerous if you have a ventricular septal defect?
Scuba diving is dangerous even if you have nothing wrong. It is slightly more dangerous with this condition. it is best to be cleared medically before you scuba dive.
Can Afrin cause ventricular fibrillation?
yes
Is an agent that can cause birth defects known as amniocentesis?
No; a teratogen is an agent that can cause birth defects.
Can taking cipro cause birth defects?
Birth defects are possible in pregnant patients taking Cipro. It has not been proven that Cipro is the cause of the defects, however.
Does smoking cause birth defects?
According to the CDC press release February 28, 2011:Maternal cigarette smoking in the first trimester was associated with a 20 to 70 percent greater likelihood that a baby would be born with certain types of congenital heart defects, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defects, contributing to approximately 30 percent of infant deaths from birth defects annually.The study found an association between tobacco exposure and certain types of defects such as those that obstruct the flow of blood from the right side of the heart into the lungs (right ventricular outflow tract obstructions) and openings between the upper chambers of the heart (atrial septal defects). The study is in the Feb. 28 issue of the journal Pediatrics."Women who smoke and are thinking about becoming pregnant need to quit smoking and, if they're already pregnant, they need to stop," said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. "Quitting is the single most important thing a woman can do to improve her health as well as the health of her baby."Based on the findings of this and other studies, eliminating smoking before or very early in pregnancy could prevent as many as 100 cases of right ventricular outflow tract obstructions and 700 cases of atrial septal defects each year in the United States. For atrial septal defects alone, that could potentially save $16 million in hospital costs.See the link below for the full press release.
What are examples of congenital heart defects?
See "Tetralogy of Fallot"....while there are more than four separate congenital heart defects present in the world, this particular condition includes four separate conditions that together are called Tetralogy of Fallot.
What is the incidence of atrial septal defect?
Atrial septal defects (ASDs for short) are caused by a defect in the development of the wall between the two upper chambers (the atria) of the heart. During the development of the fetus, the heart begins as a single hollow tube that must fold, twist, and otherwise contort itself into the four-chambered heart seen at birth. In early fetal life, the first attempt at this produces a heart with two chambers: an upper atrium and a lower ventricle. These two chambers are then partitioned by adding a wall in the middle of each; thus two chambers become four chambers. The wall that separates the two atria is called the atrial septum, while the wall that separates the two ventricles is called the ventricular septum. In normal development, the atrial septum begins with a few holes in it. These holes are important for the normal circulatory system of the fetus. During development, however, tissue must grow over these holes in order to sustain life outside of the mother's womb. If the two holes are not completely covered over, then there is a defect in the wall separating the atria -- an atrial septal defect. The precise causes for atrial septal defects are not known, although they have probably often have to do with defective communication between cells that form the septum. Some septal defects tend to run in families and have known associations with genetic irregularities such as Down syndrome.
Does Tanning cause birth defects?
no.
Which of these conditions is often the cause of sudden cardiac death?
ventricular fibrillation
What is the cause of ventricular tachycardia?
Most ventricular tachycardias are associated with serious heart disease such as coronary artery blockage, cardiomyopathy, or valvular heart disease.
