Respiratory distress in a premature infant is MOST often the result of:
A) a pneumothorax.
B) surfactant deficiency.
C) pneumonia at birth.
D) intracranial hemorrhage
Answer; B) surfactant deficiency.
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These laboratory results are goals for reducing a person's risk for diabetes and heart dis-ease except which one?
a. Triglycerides over 150 mg/dl b. Cholesterol under 200 mg/dl c. High-density lipoprotein over 40 mg/d d. Fasting blood glucose under 126 mg/dl
Which of the following characteristics describe stage 2 non-REM sleep? Select all that apply
A) It occurs at the onset of sleep and lasts approximately 7 minutes. B) During this stage, theta waves are primarily seen on EEG. C) This stage is known as deep sleep where heart rate and BP are decreased. D) This stage has interruptions of spindle activity that helps with integration of new memories. E) Muscles of the body are relaxed.
An adolescent client with fetal alcohol syndrome was arrested for assaulting another teenager after being distracted and missing the school bus. Which is the most likely reason for the adolescent's behavior?
A) Dislike of the other teenager. B) Fetal alcohol syndrome. C) Fetal alcohol syndrome and an environmental stressor. D) Anger over being distracted.
Parents of a breastfed newborn should be taught that which finding is abnormal?
a. The baby urinates six or more times in a day. b. Stools change from a greenish to yellowish color. c. The baby has two or more green, watery stools. d. Stools are soft and mustard yellow.