Your target audience: Write this assignment so that the parents of an affected child could understand the condition.
Part 1 Write a 500 word report describing the following:
• an anatomical description of blood flow through a normal fetal heart (i.e. after week 12)
• an anatomical description of blood flow through a fetal heart with simple d-TGA
• an anatomical description of blood flow through a fetal heart exhibiting complex d-TGA Restrict your descriptions to the anatomical arrangement of the heart, great vessels and any relevant fetal shunts. Your submission should be well written, comprehensively referenced with peer reviewed publications and not exceed 500 words. Don’t waste words on a lengthy introduction. A Vancouver style reference list is essential and not included in the word count. Part 2 Step 1: Incorporate the feedback you received for Part 1 into what will form the first section of your report (~500 words):
• an anatomical description of blood flow through a normal fetal heart (i.e. after week 12)
• an anatomical description of blood flow through a fetal heart with simple d-TGA
• an anatomical description of blood flow through a fetal heart exhibiting complex d-TGA
Step 2: Then write an additional 500 words on the following:
• explain why simple and complex d-TGA are compatible with life in utero
• explain why it may take 3-4 weeks before infants appear as cyanotic
• evaluate which of simple or complex d-TGA is preferable in the short-term, prior to medical intervention in a neonate, with regard to survival outcomes. This last dot point requires you to compare and contrast simple and complex d-TGA so the reader can understand the reasoning behind your conclusion. Your final submission should be well written, comprehensively referenced with peer reviewed publications and not exceed 1000 words. We don’t mark beyond this limit. Don’t waste words on a lengthy introduction. A Vancouver style reference list is essential and not included in the word count.
