A therapist monitoring an infant after a Blalock-Tausig shunt placement notices a significant drop in the end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO₂) despite no changes in the infant's respiratory rate.How should the therapist interpret this change?
A) The infant has dramatically improved ventilation by breathing deeply.
B) The ETCO₂ monitor is not accurate.
C) Loss of pulmonary blood flow through the shunt
D) Tricuspid regurgitation
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