Pediatric Congenital Heart Defect Case Study

Pediatric Congenital Heart Defect Case Study Three-week-old J.T. arrives at the cardiac catheterization lab for her cardiac catheterization with her parents. She was born at term with Down syndrome, and her pediatrician is concerned because of lack of weight gain and poor feeding. You are getting the patient and her parents prepared for the procedure. 1. As you obtain her history and take vital signs, which statements/findings would be concerning and suggestive of heart failure (HF)? (Select all that apply.) a. “J. takes thirty to forty minutes to take two to three ounces of formula.” b. Rectal temperature: 97.9° F c. “J. gets damp and sweaty when she feeds.” d. HR: 195 at rest e. Peripheral pulses = +3 f. “J. seems to have fewer wet diapers than when we brought her home from the hospital.