Extra Credit (5 Points): A newborn infant in the neonatal i…
Extra Credit (5 Points): A newborn infant in the neonatal intensive care unit needs emergency surgery because he was born with a condition called “transposition of the great vessels.” This occurs when the aorta arises from the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk arises from the left ventricle. Explain why this is a life-threatening situation for the newborn. View the scoring rubric for this question to see how I will score it. Be sure to include all required details.
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