Question

When a father asks why his child with tetralogy of Fallot seems to favor a quatting position, the nurse would explain that squatting:

A.Increases the workload of the heart.
B. is a common resting position when a child is tachycardic.
c. increases the return of venous blood back to the heart.
D. decreases arterial blood flow away from the heart. Support

Answer 1

Squatting in a child with tetralogy of Fallot increases the return of venous blood back to the heart by compressing the veins in the legs and improving blood flow. This compensates for the reduced blood flow caused by the blockage in the pulmonary trunk.

Step-by-step explanation:

Squatting position in a child with tetralogy of Fallot increases the return of venous blood back to the heart. When a child squats, it compresses the veins in the legs, which raises the pressure in the veins and improves blood flow back to the heart. By increasing venous return, squatting helps to compensate for the reduced blood flow caused by the blockage in the pulmonary trunk, which is characteristic of tetralogy of Fallot.