Omphalocele is a developmental abnormality in which an infant is born with intestines outside the abdomen. his occurs because the
A) fetus suffered a bowel obstruction at an early point in life.
B) fetal abdomen formed with a smaller internal cavity than normal.
C) intestines formed without sufficient nerve innervation for contraction.
D) intestines normally leave the abdomen during intrauterine life.
D
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a. They have a smaller surface area than adults in proportion to body weight. b. Water needs and losses per kilogram are lower than those for adults. c. A greater percentage of body water in infants is extracellular. d. Infants have a lower metabolic turnover of water.
The nurse observes a continual oozing of stool from the rectum of a patient who has been immobilized following surgery. The nurse recognizes that this condition most likely a result of which of the following?
a. Diarrhea b. Flatulence c. Fecal impaction d. The Valsalva maneuver
Which of the following is an example of a hypersensitivity reaction characterized by the body mistakenly identifying its normal constituent as foreign?
A) Hay fever B) Goodpasture's syndrome C) Lupus erythematosus D) Rheumatoid arthritis
The nurse provides client care according to the obligation to do no harm to another. The ethical principle that the nurse is implementing would be:
a. autonomy. b. nonmaleficence. c. beneficence. d. veracity.