The nurse instructs the mother of a child with a ventricular septal defect that she can expect the child to become cyanotic when the child does what?
a. Experiences an elevation in temperature
b. Sleeps on the left side
c. Cries vigorously
d. Eats
ANS: C
Crying vigorously will increase the pressure in the right ventricle, which will allow unoxygenated blood to enter the circulating volume.
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