CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Neonatal

Basically there are three areas of congenital heart disease that the nurse must be concerned with. One of these causes central cyanosis. Which of these would it be?
  1. Obstructive lesions
  2. Left-to-right shunts
  3. Cyanotic lesions
  4. Mitral valve prolapse
Explanation
Answer: C - Central cyanosis is caused by Cyanotic lesions. Obstructive lesions cause pressure overload, and left-to-right lesions cause volume overload.
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