An infant who is 3 weeks old was born at full gestation but was just brought to the emergency department with signs and symptoms of failure to thrive. This pediatric patient will be classified into what pediatric age group?
A) Full-term baby
B) Young infant
C) Neonate
D) Early postnatal
C
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Neonates are considered to be infants from full-term newborn 0 to 4 weeks of age.
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