Diagnoses
This rare congenital condition involves the heart being located outside the chest cavity.
What is ectopia cordis?
What body systems are affected?
What is skeletal and circulatory?
The Latin root ect- means ....
What is out of position?
Which stage of life is Ectopia cordis typically diagnosed?
What is during fetal development/birth?
How is the skeletal system affected?
What is the sternum/breastbone do not form?
Surgical procedures can be ___ and ___ ?
What is expensive and challenging?
What imaging technique is commonly used to diagnose ectopia cordis before birth?
What is fetal ultrasound?
How is the formation of the sternum important?
The treatment for ectopia cordis usually involves what medical intervention?
What is surgery to place the heart back into the chest cavity?
True or False: Ectopia cordis is a common heart condition.
What is False?
Ectopia cordis is often associated with what other condition?
What is omphalocele?
What is the survival rate of EC?
Only every 1 in ____ births is someone diagnosed with EC
In some cases, the circulatory system experiences...
Cardiac malformations of the ventricles, heart tube, contractions, etc.
Can the disorder be cured?