asd - frozenstorm

[ArchivalUser]

if a young girl 14 yo has asd and she wants to join sports ..the correct answer is allow her to participate in sports but recommend echo .. why echo here ? this is a silly question but i'm not getting it ? echo we usually do for detecting abnormal wall movement right ?

[ArchivalUser]

I believe you do an EKG..but not sure

I am attaching a link that clears some info. for other cardiac conditions and sports...If you have time to read


http://www.aoasm.org/handouts/Children_Heart.pdf

[ArchivalUser]

http://books.google.com/books?id=eakFLQfJVl0C&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&dq=Severe+dehydration+in+a+neonate+in+the+presence+of+hyponatremia,+hyperkalemia,+hypoglycemia+and+metabolic+acidosis+suggests&source=bl&ots=j_HV0C6Vgy&sig=tkZgeHlAOFGU-tv4fNWlWDI1SWU&hl=en&ei=pzvZTPH-NcH7lwf2wvCACQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

[ArchivalUser]

ECHO is for much more than wall motion abnormalities..It is also good for assessment of valves and intracardiac masses....etc
In this case of ASD, it is recommended to assess 2 things:
pulmonary hypertension
myocardial dysfunction