NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Question
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A baby was born cyanotic (bluish), tests indicate a heart defect that may be complicated by increased pulmonary blood pressure and right heart failure. What deformity does this baby suffer from?
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Dilated cardiomyopathy
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Myxoma
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Tetralogy of fallot
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Ventricular septal defects
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After a Baby Is Born Some findings on a physical exam may make the health care provider think a baby may have tetralogy of Fallot, including bluish-looking skin or a heart murmur (a “whooshing” sound caused by blood not flowing properly through the heart).
Detailed explanation-2: -Cyanotic defects are defects in which blood pumped to the body contains less-than-normal amounts of oxygen, resulting in a condition called cyanosis. It causes a blue discoloration of the skin. Infants with cyanosis are often called “blue babies."
Detailed explanation-3: -Abnormal chromosomes. Genetics. Illness in the mother during pregnancy, such as diabetes, phenylketonuria (a blood disorder), drug use or viral infection.
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