An Infant Is Experiencing Dyspnea Related to Patent Ductus Arteriosus

question 7

Multiple Choice

An infant is experiencing dyspnea related to patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) .The nurse understands dyspnea occurs because blood is:

• A) circulated through the lungs again, causing pulmonary circulatory congestion.
• B) shunted past the pulmonary circulation, causing pulmonary hypoxia.
• C) shunted past cardiac arteries, causing myocardial hypoxia.
• D) circulated through the ductus from the pulmonary artery to the aorta, bypassing the left side of the heart.

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