Question

1. A nurse is caring for an infant who has carctation of the aorta. Which of the following should the nurse identify as an expected finding?

1. Increased intracranial Pressure
2. Frequent nosebleeds
3. Weak femoral pulses
4. Upper extremity hypotension

Answer 1

A nurse is caring for an infant who has carctation of the aorta. The following should the nurse identify as an expected finding;

Increased intracranial Pressure (Based on evidence based practice, (Mayo Clinic, 2020).

Reference:

Singh, P. K., Marzo, A., Staicu, C., William, M. G., Wilkinson, I., Lawford, P. V., Rufenacht, D. A., Bijlenga, P., Frangi, A. F., Hose, R., Patel, U. J., & Coley, S. C. (2010). The effects of aortic coarctation on cerebral hemodynamics and its importance in the etiopathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms. Journal of vascular and interventional neurology, 3(1), 17–30.