CARDIOLOGY
VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT
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Diarrhea
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Frequent treatment of lung infections
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Excessive wet diapers
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Diaphoresis when nursing
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Swelling in hands and feet
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Detailed explanation-1: -Diagnosis. Some CHDs may be diagnosed during pregnancy using a special type of ultrasound called a fetal echocardiogram, which creates ultrasound pictures of the heart of the developing baby. However, some CHDs are not detected until after birth or later in life, during childhood or adulthood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cyanotic congenital heart disease: Cyanotic heart disease involves heart defects that reduce the amount of oxygen delivered to the rest of the body. Acyanotic congenital heart disease: With this type of heart defect, blood contains enough oxygen, but it’s pumped throughout the body abnormally.
Detailed explanation-3: -rapid heartbeat. rapid breathing. swelling of the legs, tummy or around the eyes. extreme tiredness and fatigue. a blue tinge to the skin or lips (cyanosis) tiredness and rapid breathing when a baby is feeding.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pulmonary stenosis (PS). The pulmonary, or pulmonic, valve, located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, opens to allow blood to flow from the right ventricle to the lungs. Bicuspid aortic valve. Subaortic stenosis. Coarctation of the aorta (COA).