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During a newborn examination, what is the purpose of checking for potential problems arising from maternal or familial disease?
During a newborn examination, what is the purpose of checking for potential problems arising from maternal or familial disease?
- To detect congenital anomalies not already detected at birth (correct)
- To check the baby's weight and height
- To assess the baby's respiratory effort
- To evaluate the baby's skin color and lesions
What is the recommended timeframe for conducting a newborn examination?
What is the recommended timeframe for conducting a newborn examination?
- Within 24 hours of birth (correct)
- Within 72 hours of birth
- Within 48 hours of birth
- Within 1 week of birth
What is the purpose of measuring the baby's head during a newborn examination?
What is the purpose of measuring the baby's head during a newborn examination?
- To assess the baby's respiratory effort
- To check for overlapping of skull bones
- To evaluate the baby's skin color and lesions
- To inspect and palpate for bruising and edema (correct)
Which one of these is the BEST treatment for a 7-day-old term boy with bruising and bleeding from the umbilical stump, elevated prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, and normal full blood count?
Which one of these is the BEST treatment for a 7-day-old term boy with bruising and bleeding from the umbilical stump, elevated prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, and normal full blood count?
A newborn baby is born with a midline lumbrosacral cystic lesion and an occipitofrontal circumference above the 90th percentile. What is the next best step?
A newborn baby is born with a midline lumbrosacral cystic lesion and an occipitofrontal circumference above the 90th percentile. What is the next best step?
Which one of these is considered a benign finding in a baby at the limit of viability by gestational age?
Which one of these is considered a benign finding in a baby at the limit of viability by gestational age?
Which one of these is an abnormal finding in a 12-hour-old term baby?
Which one of these is an abnormal finding in a 12-hour-old term baby?
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