A Therapist Monitoring an Infant After a Blalock-Tausig Shunt Placement

question 4

Multiple Choice

A therapist monitoring an infant after a Blalock-Tausig shunt placement notices a significant drop in the end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) despite no changes in the infant's respiratory rate. How should the therapist interpret this change?

• A) The infant has dramatically improved ventilation by breathing deeply.
• B) The ETCO2 monitor is not accurate.
• C) Loss of pulmonary blood flow through the shunt.
• D) Tricuspid regurgitation.

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