Patent ductus arteriosus is a medical condition where a blood vessel called the ductus arteriosus does not permanently close after birth. Learn why the ductus arteriosus does not close, why patients with this condition have a wide pulse pressure, and how the disease is treated with surgery and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Created by Leslie Samuel.
Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/testprep...
Missed the previous lesson? https://www.khanacademy.org/testprep...
NCLEXRN on Khan Academy: A collection of questions from content covered on the NCLEXRN. These questions are available under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercialShareAlike 3.0 United States License (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b....
About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using stateoftheart, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.
For free. For everyone. Forever. #YouCanLearnAnything
Subscribe to Khan Academy’s NCLEXRN channel: / @khanacademynclexrn7898
Subscribe to Khan Academy: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_...