A 2-Week-Old Infant Presents with Poor Feeding, Fatigue, Dyspnea, and a Murmur

question 8

Multiple Choice

A 2-week-old infant presents with poor feeding, fatigue, dyspnea, and a murmur. She is diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus. This condition results in a(n) :

• A) decreased pulmonary blood flow.
• B) right-to-left shunt.
• C) left-to-right shunt.
• D) increased systemic blood flow.

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