Q&A

💙 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.