The nurse is providing information to the parents of a toddler who is scheduled for surgery for the replacement of the pulmonic valve. The parents have many questions about the function of the valve. Which information from the nurse is correct?
A) The valve must work correctly to get oxygen from the lungs to the body.
B) If the valve does not work correctly, blood is kept from entering the heart.
C) When the valve is defective, the blood leaving the heart is decreased.
D) A defect in the valve causes less blood to get to the lungs for oxygenation.
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