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The primary symptom is low blood oxygen saturation with or without [[cyanosis]] from birth or developing in the first year of life. Without cyanosis, the baby is referred to as a "pink tet". | |||
*The primary symptom is low blood oxygen saturation with or without [[cyanosis]] from birth or developing in the first year of life. | |||
*Without cyanosis, the baby is referred to as a "pink tet". | |||
*Other symptoms include a heart murmur which may range from almost imperceptible to very loud | |||
*Difficulty in feeding | |||
*Failure to gain weight | |||
*Retarded growth and physical development, | |||
*Dyspnea on exertion | |||
*Clubbing of the fingers and toes | |||
*[[polycythemia]]. | |||
Tet spells are characterized by a sudden, marked increase in cyanosis, syncope, and may result in hypoxic brain injury and death. | Tet spells are characterized by a sudden, marked increase in cyanosis, syncope, and may result in hypoxic brain injury and death. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2], Priyamvada Singh, MBBS
Symptoms
- The primary symptom is low blood oxygen saturation with or without cyanosis from birth or developing in the first year of life.
- Without cyanosis, the baby is referred to as a "pink tet".
- Other symptoms include a heart murmur which may range from almost imperceptible to very loud
- Difficulty in feeding
- Failure to gain weight
- Retarded growth and physical development,
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Clubbing of the fingers and toes
- polycythemia.
Tet spells are characterized by a sudden, marked increase in cyanosis, syncope, and may result in hypoxic brain injury and death.
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