Newborn Infant: Birth Injuries and Fetal Growth

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Which condition is characterized by weakness of muscles in C5 and C6, resulting in flexed wrist with an extended forearm and internally rotated and adducted arm?

Caput succedaneum

Erb's palsy (correct)

Linear skull fracture

Klumpke paralysis

What is the possible etiology of Klumpke paralysis?

Excessive lateral traction of the neck during delivery

Difficult labor and shoulder dystocia

Possible forceps delivery

Excessive upward traction on the arm during delivery (correct)

What is the most likely diagnosis for a 12-hour-old newborn with non-tender swelling of the head that does not cross the suture line?

Klumpke paralysis

Caput succedaneum (correct)

Linear skull fracture

Erb's palsy

Which condition resolves spontaneously within 2-3 days after birth?

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What is the characteristic feature of Erb's palsy in infants?

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Which condition is characterized by weakness of muscles in C5 and C6, resulting in flexed wrist with an extended forearm and internally rotated and adducted arm?

What is the possible etiology of Klumpke paralysis?

What is the most likely diagnosis for a 12-hour-old newborn with non-tender swelling of the head that does not cross the suture line?

Which condition resolves spontaneously within 2-3 days after birth?

What is the characteristic feature of Erb's palsy in infants?

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