The nurse is caring for a term neonate who is diagnosed with patent ductus arteriosus. While performing a physical assessment of the neonate, the nurse anticipates that the neonate will exhibit which of the following?
1. Decreased cardiac output with faint peripheral pulses.
2. Profound cyanosis over most of the body.
3. Loud cardiac murmurs through systole and diastole.
4. Harsh systolic murmurs with a palpable thrill.
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