An echocardiogram was performed on a 6-year-old child. The results indicate a thickened right ventricle. Other data indicate that the patient had severely decreased arterial oxygen content and equal systolic pressures in both cardiac ventricles. What condition does the child have?

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The thickened right ventricle, decreased arterial oxygen content, and equal systolic pressures in both cardiac ventricles are indicative of Tetralogy of Fallot, which includes four defects: pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and overriding aorta.

An Echocardiogram Was Performed on a 6-Year-Old Child