Wednesday, November 7, 2007

What are symptoms of congenital heart disease

Congenital heart disease (CHD) have many types, the performance of various types of congenital heart disease symptom severity procedures can vary. But there the following symptoms in children to consider whether there is a congenital heart disease, such as irritability, crying field high Tsim, infants, suck weakness, shortness of breath, crying sound or activities beyond easy asthma, and your lips snow purple. If a cold, a slight fever, cough symptoms less obvious cases, the early performance of dyspnea obvious. Bigger kids will tell chest tightness, the former heart pain, palpitation, particularly in the activities, these symptoms more evident. Further development of illness, particularly those children with cyanotic heart first, fingernails, your lips and cheek can be dark purple, medically known as "cyanotic" or "cyanosis." Some children may also arise lower extremity edema. Pestle -(that is, hand or toe end of soft tissue hyperplasia mast, was chrysotoxum brief), a nail both vertical and horizontal Drive transition as parrot's beak-shaped bends, which are due to chronic hypoxia caused by. Cyanotic congenital heart disease often have several special gesture: infant when holding period is not extended legs, while Hi buckling in the abdomen adults, sat at the foot dormitory Hi stool surface, standing at the lower limbs keep bending postures. Older children walk, take some time to squat knees close to his chest rest for a while medically known as "SJS" phenomenon. This posture can increase the cycle of resistance, so that right to left shunt to reduce, increase vital capacity, will help to lighten the burden of heart and improve hypoxic conditions. The children suffering from congenital heart disease usually prone to recurrent respiratory tract infection, growth retardation. There were some other parts of the physical deformity or mental retardation. Under normal circumstances, those with severe punishment of children with congenital heart disease in infancy (1-year-old within) can be shown symptoms, if a 3-year-old has yet to show any symptoms, then even if there are congenital heart disease, is minimal. Regardless of what first, go in the hospital after doctors detailed examination, but also includes chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, and other auxiliary examination, the diagnosis can be made clear.

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