Highlight the first symptoms of dehydration.
a. dizziness or light-headedness
b. headache
c. tiredness
d. all of these
Ans: D
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The nurse is aware that the first teeth to erupt in the infant are the:
a. Upper central incisors b. Lower central incisors c. Upper bicuspids d. Lower bicuspids