Tiffany is worried about her newborn son. Ever since she broughtCaleb home from the hospital it has been so hard to get him to eatand he seems to be breathing too hard all the time. She stoppedbreast-feeding and tried every bottle and formula on the market,but nothing has worked. So, at his one month check-up, her stomachis in knots as they place Caleb on the scale. The nurse says, “9pounds, 7 ounces.” Tiffany realizes Caleb has only gained one poundsince he was born and she breaks into tears.

Dr. Baker checks over Caleb in the exam room, taking extra timefeeling and listening to his chest. During the exam, Tiffanyexplains her struggle with trying to get her son to eat and how hecries almost the entire day. After the exam Dr. Baker says, “When Ilisten to Caleb’s heart I hear an extra sound called a murmur. Iwant to use an echocardiogram and an ECG to get a good picture ofall the parts of his heart.”

Short Answer--
Answer the following short answer questions, again with completesentences.

1) With the defect in Caleb’s heart where it is, what would bedifferent (irregular) with the blood flow through the heart? (ieexplain blood flow during atrial and ventricular systole for thisheart and why)

2) Explain what happens to Caleb’s systemic cardiac output as aresult of his ventricular septal defect.

3) Why would this defect in the heart cause Caleb to breathe toohard? Explain in terms of the Blood volume in pulmonarycircuit.

4) Based on the location of Caleb’s defect, what part of theconduction system might be at risk for abnormalities?

5) What would the basic results of a CBC blood test results beif this is Caleb's only problem? Low/ Normal/ High) and why

6) How about Hormone levels in the blood of the hormones goneover so far in lab?