The nurse assessing a 10-year-old child diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta anticipates that this child will have:
a. Bounding pulses in the upper extremities and weak pulses in the lower extremities
b. Chest pain on exertion
c. Edema in the lower extremities
d. A harsh diastolic murmur
A
Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing of the aorta that causes bounding pulses in the upper extremities, leaving weak pulses in the lower extremities. There is no pain or edema.
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