Due to the proximal to distal physical development of the child, which of the following motor skills is able to be accomplished by a toddler?
a. Tying shoes
b. Buttoning a shirt
c. Eating finger foods
d. Cutting food with a fork and knife
C
Eating finger foods is a gross motor skill. Tying shoes, buttoning shirts, and cutting with a knife require fine motor development.
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The patient is found to have hyperthyroidism. The health care provider wants to start the patient on medication before performing surgery and would most likely prescribe:
1. propylthiouracil. 2. thyroglobulin. 3. liothyronine. 4. levothyroxine.
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