Which of the following methods is useful in determining gestational age of the newborn?
a. Dubowitz
b. Adams
c. Apgar
d. Perkinson
Q. 2 You notice in the chart of an infant receiving neonatal intensive care the designation preterm, AGA. Based on this information, what can you correctly conclude?
a. This is an infant whose weight falls be-tween the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
b. This is an infant whose weight falls be-tween the tenth and fiftieth percentiles.
c. This is an infant whose weight falls be-tween the fiftieth and ninetieth percen-tiles.
d. This is an infant whose weight falls be-tween the tenth and twentieth percentiles.
Q. 3 You detect a bounding peripheral pulse on a newborn infant. Based on this finding, what should you suspect?
a. Patent ductus arteriosus
b. Peripheral vasoconstriction
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Peripheral vasodilation
Q. 4 Which of the following techniques would you recommend to assess the state of pulmonary ma-turity before birth?
a. Blood gas analysis
b. Ultrasonography
c. Maternal history
d. Amniocentesis
Q. 5 Temporary drops in the fetal heart rate during uterine contractions are known as:
a. fetal stress.
b. decelerations.
c. primary apnea.
d. secondary bradycardia.
Q. 6 Late decelerations are consistent with which of the following conditions? 1. Uteroplacental insufficiency 2. Umbilical cord compression 3. Normal contraction 4. Maternal bradycardia
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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