Cardiovascular assessment of the neonatal heart.
Identification of the newborn with CHD continues to be a challenge. Neonatal nurses are frequently the first to make an assessment suggestive of cardiac disease. Collaborative efforts to make a differential diagnosis begin with a thorough cardiac assessment.
Monett
Z J
ZJ
Moynihan
P J
PJ
D001314:Auscultation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010173:Palpation; D010808:Physical Examination