You walk into a mothers room to perform a newborn discharge examination at 72 hours after birth to find a mottled infant with cool extremities. The term newborn is appropriate for gestational age and was born by scheduled repeat cesarean section following an unremarkable pregnancy. Vitals signs include a temperature of 36.6$^circ$C, heart rate of 180 beats/min, respiratory rate of 74 breaths/min, blood pressure of 50/35 mm Hg (mean blood pressure, 38 mm Hg), and oxygen saturation of 90% on room air. The examination is notable for diffuse mottling, a capillary refill of 5 to 6 seconds, tachycardia with a single S2 and no murmur, liver down 2 centimeters below the right costal margin, and weak pulses.

CARDIOLOGY

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You walk into a mother’s room to perform a newborn discharge examination at 72 hours after birth to find a mottled infant with cool extremities. The term newborn is appropriate for gestational age and was born by scheduled repeat cesarean section following an unremarkable pregnancy. Vitals signs include a temperature of 36.6

A	Cardiac Tamponade
B	Cardiomyopathy
C	Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
D	Myocardial infarction
E	Supraventricular tachycardia

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