CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

In a pediatric client suspected of having coarctation of the aorta, the nurse would expect to find:
  1. strong pedal pulses
  2. diminishing cartoid pulses
  3. normal femoral pulses
  4. bounding pulses in the arms
Explanation
Answer: D - The nurse would expect bounding pulses in the arms. Coarctation of the aorta, a narrowing or constriction of the descending aorta, causes increased flow to the upper extremities (increased pressure and pulses).
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