Child Heart

Question 1

Trisomy 21

Answer 1

• Down’s Syndrome
• commonly associated with an atrioventricular canal
• commonly present with an atrial septal defect (ASD) or ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Question 2

Signs of decreased cardiac output in infant

Answer 2

• poor feeding
• more challenging for the infant to breathe while feeding
• sweaty and pale during feedings
• oliguria
• hypotension
• Irritability, restlessness, or lethargy
• TACHYCARDIA, NOT BRADY

Question 3

Sinus arrhythmia

Answer 3

• variation of normal sinus rhythm
• common in preschool age
• pulses elevated when breathing in
• pulses decrease when breathing out