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EIGHT Deviations in Pediatric Health CONCEPTUAL CORNERSTONE Short Answer Question Children with congenital cardiac conditions are at risk for the development of failure to thrive and ow weight goin during infancy. Taking into consideration the concept of growth and development for an infant with a cardiac condition, what are three conditions that could cause an infant with a congenital heart defect to demonstrate lower weight gain? 2 3.

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Answer: The serious congenital heart condition includes pain, breathlessness, swelling in legs and eyes etc. In the infant. There is poor weight gain in the infant as due to poor blood flow as well as low amount of oxygen obtained to the body parts results in the weight loss. The minimal amount of nutrients are not being absorbed by the cells of the body and hence causes weight loss and poor muscles development all over the body. The greyish blue colour occurs. Smoking while being pregnant may lead to the adverse effects on the foetus and hence causes congenital cardio disease.

The child becomes weak as no proper respiration process occurs which leads to the weigh loss as well as low breathing. Strokes are common which may lead uneasiness and discomfort to eat food. Body's digestive system does not work properly which results low absorption of the nutrition.