💙 Why is my baby's skin blue?
When a baby's skin, lips or nails are blue is because their oxygen is poor. This is
also known as cyanosis and a lot of babies that are born with a heart defect can
show this within 72 hours of birth.
💜What is an Echocardiogram?
Is an ultrasound that show an image of the heart.
💛What is an Electrocardiogram?
Also known as an ECG or EKG, is a record of the electrical activity of the heart.
🧡What is a Cardiac MRI?
Is a three-dimensional image that shows the heart's abnormalities.
❤️What is a Chest X-ray?
Is a medical imaging.
💚What is an oximeter?
Is a machine for monitoring a person's oxygen saturation.
💜What is a cardiac stress test?
Is when the patient is put to workout while his or her heart is being monitored. This
is to see how the heart responds to external stress.
