Nurses and providers often encounter neonates with prenatally diagnosed or undiagnosed cardiovascular disease in the delivery room, well-baby nursery, or neonatal intensive care unit. Distinguishing between respiratory and cardiovascular disease is imperative for proper management. In this talk, I will review normal fetal, neonatal, and transitional circulation, and critical congenital heart diseases, their early presentation and initial treatment strategies. I will also discuss the cardiovascular implications and management strategies of common delivery complications and of prematurity.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able recognize the circulatory changes that occur during the first days of life.
2. Participants will understand the mechanisms of neonatal shock that occur from incidents at or shortly after delivery.
3. Participants will recognize the critical congenital heart diseases (CCHD) and their implications for neonates.
4. Participants will recognize common neonatal arrhythmias.
5. Symptoms of non-critical congenital heart disease.
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