A nurse working in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)is caring for a preterm infant with a congenital heart defect.When planning this infant's care,which should the nurse take into consideration regarding how this conditions are characterized?
A) By the severity of defect
B) By the pathophysiology and hemodynamics of defect
C) By the location of defect
D) By the infant's age when defect diagnosed

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A) Congenital heart defects are categorized by their pathophysiology and hemodynamics. They are not characterized by the severity of the defect, location of the defect, or the infant's age when the defect is diagnosed.
B) Congenital heart defects are categorized by their pathophysiology and hemodynamics. They are not characterized by the severity of the defect, location of the defect, or the infant's age when the defect is diagnosed.
C) Congenital heart defects are categorized by their pathophysiology and hemodynamics. They are not characterized by the severity of the defect, location of the defect, or the infant's age when the defect is diagnosed.
D) Congenital heart defects are categorized by their pathophysiology and hemodynamics. They are not characterized by the severity of the defect, location of the defect, or the infant's age when the defect is diagnosed.

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