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Cardiac (Peds)
CHD
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
04/16/2009
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How does CHD affect the child?
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Increases cardiac workload**Causes pulmonary hyperension**decreases cardiac output**decreases arterial 02sat
Term
Increased cardiac workload does what to the heart?
 Definition
causes thickening
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Increased cardiac work load does what in ventricles?
 Definition
Increases pressure in ventricles causing dilation of ventricles
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increased pressure in ventricles causes tachycardia or bradycardia?
 Definition
tachycardia
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