CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

An infant with tetralogy of fallot was admitted at the unit. Which of the following is indicative of physiologic adaptation of a client with tetralogy of fallot:
  1. shallow and irregular respirations.
  2. decrease platelet count
  3. ecchymoses
  4. digital clubbing
Explanation
Answer: D - There will be a poor peripheral circulation due to Hypoxia. Clubbing of fingers occur as a result of capillary development and tissue hypertrophy of the fingertips. There will be a rapid breathing.
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