A Neonate Is Found to Have a Bounding Pulse

question 16

Multiple Choice

A neonate is found to have a bounding pulse. Which of the following conditions may contribute to this finding?

• A) Right-to-left shunt
• B) Coarctation of the aorta
• C) Left-to-right shunt
• D) Patent foramen ovale

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