The mother of a child with tetralogy of Fallot asks the nurse why her child has clubbed fingers. The nurse bases the response on the understanding that clubbing is due to which of the following?
a) Anemia.
b) Peripheral hypoxia.
c) Delayed physical growth.
d) Destruction of bone marrow.
Ans: b) Peripheral hypoxia.
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