A sign of illness in the newborn is:
a. More than two soft stools per day.
b. Regurgitating a small amount of feeding.
c. A yellow scaly lesion on the scalp.
d. An axillary temperature greater than 100° F.
D
Infants commonly respond to a variety of illnesses with an elevation in temperature.
More then two soft stools per day are appropriate for a newborn.
Regurgitating a small amount of a feeding is a normal variance.
Yellow scaly lesions on the scalp are normal findings and are probably cradle cap.
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