The parent of a 1-year-old child with tetralogy of Fallot asks the nurse,"Why do my child's fingertips look like that?" The nurse bases a response on the understanding that clubbing occurs as a result of:
A) untreated congestive heart failure.
B) a left-to-right shunting of blood.
C) decreased cardiac output.
D) chronic hypoxia.

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Clubbing of the fingers develops in response to chronic hypoxia.

The Parent of a 1-Year-Old Child with Tetralogy of Fallot