The nurse is caring for a newly-admitted infant diagnosed with failure to thrive. The nurse begins to implement the healthcare provider prescribed orders by taking blood pressures in all four extremities.
Which congenital cardiac defect does the nurse anticipate based on the prescribed order?
1. Tetralogy of Fallot
2. Pulmonary atresia
3. Coarctation of the aorta
4. Ventricular septal defect