The nurse is caring for an infant with suspected patent ductus arteriosus. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse identify as helping to confirm this suspicion?
A) Thrill at the base of the heart
B) Harsh, continuous, machine-like murmur under the left clavicle
C) Faint pulses
D) Systolic murmur best heard along the left sternal border
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