A nurse is educating the parents of a child born with tetralogy of Fallot.Which statement will the nurse include regarding this defect?
A) "Increased pulmonary blood flow causes symptoms with this disease."
B) "This disease consists of pulmonic stenosis, left ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and an overriding aorta."
C) "Your child has a decreased amount of red blood cells because of this disease."
D) "This disease consists of pulmonic stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and an overriding aorta."

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A) Tetralogy of Fallot consists of four defects-pulmonic stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and an overriding aorta. This disease is also characterized by decreased pulmonary blood flow, and polycythemia (increased red blood cells due to hypoxia).
B) Tetralogy of Fallot consists of four defects-pulmonic stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and an overriding aorta. This disease is also characterized by decreased pulmonary blood flow, and polycythemia (increased red blood cells due to hypoxia).
C) Tetralogy of Fallot consists of four defects-pulmonic stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and an overriding aorta. This disease is also characterized by decreased pulmonary blood flow, and polycythemia (increased red blood cells due to hypoxia).
D) Tetralogy of Fallot consists of four defects-pulmonic stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, and an overriding aorta. This disease is also characterized by decreased pulmonary blood flow, and polycythemia (increased red blood cells due to hypoxia).

A Nurse Is Educating the Parents of a Child Born