Select the criteria that is accurately paired with its indication of birth weight or gestational age.
Answer(s): B
It is considered appropriate for gestational age when the neonate’s weight ranges from the 10th to the 90th percentile.A low birth weight is less than 2,500 g at the time of delivery.Large for gestational age is indicated when the neonate’s weight is above the 90th percentile and when the neonate’s weight is below the 10th percentile, it is considered small for gestational age.
How many temporary teeth should the nurse expect to find in a 5-year-old client’s mouth?
Answer(s): C
A child can have up to 20 temporary (deciduous or baby) teeth.The first tooth usually erupts by age 6 months and the last by age 30 months. All temporary teeth usually are shed between 6 and 13 years of age.
The stages of infection in correct sequential order are ______________.
Answer(s): A
The incubation, prodromal, illness and convalescence stages are the stages of infection in correct sequential order.Inflammation, infection and immunity are commonly used terms in infection control but they are not stages of the infection process.Primary, secondary and tertiary are levels of prevention and not stages of the infection process.
Diabetes insipidus is the result of ______________.
Answer(s): D
Diabetes insipidus is the result of a pituitary gland disorder although it can also occur as the result of a brain infection or tumor as well as a closed head trauma that impacts on the pituitary gland.Diabetes insipidus is a lack of antidiuretic hormone secretion from the pituitary gland and the signs and symptoms include polyuria, polydipsia, hypernatremia and dehydration.
In what vitamin or mineral is a patient who has a history of alcohol abuse most likely to be deficient?
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