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    Cardiac disorders in infants can present in several ways. In the first few weeks, ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus may cause heart failure if the duct closes. Between 1-3 months, pulmonary vascular resistance falls, potentially leading to pulmonary edema or breathlessness if left-to-right shunts increase pulmonary blood flow. After 3 months, resistance may rise again, causing an irreversible condition known as Eisenmenger's syndrome with right-to-left shunting and cyanosis.

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    Cardiac disorders in infants can present in several ways. In the first few weeks, ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus may cause heart failure if the duct closes. Between 1-3 months, pulmonary vascular resistance falls, potentially leading to pulmonary edema or breathlessness if left-to-right shunts increase pulmonary blood flow. After 3 months, resistance may rise again, causing an irreversible condition known as Eisenmenger's syndrome with right-to-left shunting and cyanosis.

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    Cardiac Disorders

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    Cardiac disorders in infants can present in several ways. In the first few weeks, ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus may cause heart failure if the duct closes. Between 1-3 months, pulmonary vascular resistance falls, potentially leading to pulmonary edema or breathlessness if left-to-right shunts increase pulmonary blood flow. After 3 months, resistance may rise again, causing an irreversible condition known as Eisenmenger's syndrome with right-to-left shunting and cyanosis.

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    Cardiac disorders

    1.Vsd,ductus arteriosus- several weeks- pulmonary resistance falls later


    2.Innocent murmur-4s
    3.Febrile illness,anemia-innocent murmur
    4.Heart failure-1st weeks life-left heart obstruction-co arctation aorta-right to left shunt-duct dependent
    circulation-if duct close-acidosis,collapse,death
    st
    5.1 week life- pulmonary vascular resistance fall-left to right shunt-increased pulmonary flow-pul
    odema,breathlessness
    6.After 3 month-resistance increased-eisengmenger sn- irreversible-now right to left shunt-blue-tx heart
    lung transplant,medical to palliate
    7.Peripheral cyanosis-blue hand feet- cold,unwell,poycythemia
    8.Central cyanosis- tongue blue-fall po2 – if anemic cyanosis less
    9.Persistant cyanosis in well infant -structural heart disease
    10. Cyanosis with respi distress-several causes
    11.

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