Which Heart Defect Results in a Single Vessel Arising from Both

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which heart defect results in a single vessel arising from both ventricles, providing blood to both the pulmonary and systemic circulations?

• A)Coarctation of the aorta
• B)Tetralogy of Fallot
• C)Total anomalous pulmonary connection
• D)Truncus arteriosus

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Definitions:

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Type 1 DM

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Ketoacidosis

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