Solution to Tetralogy of Fallot

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The correct answer is 3. These are the classic clinical signs of tetralogy of Fallot, which is characterized by a combination of four structural abnormalities in the heart:

1. Pulmonary stenosis

2. Ventricular septal defect 

3. Overriding aorta

4. Right ventricular hypertrophy

The combination of these defects leads to a mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood within the heart, resulting in cyanosis 

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