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17.A ninety degree-ninety degree traction is used for fracture of a childs femur
or tibia.
18.One sign of developmental dysplasia is limping during ambulation.
19.Circumcision wouldnt be performed on a male child with hypospadias because
the foreskin may be needed during surgical reconstruction.
20.Neonatal abstinence syndrome is manifested in central nervous system
hyperirritability (for example, hyperactive Moro reflex) and gastrointestinal
symptoms (watery stools).
21.Classic signs of shaken baby syndrome are seizures, slow apical pulse
difficulty breathing, and retinal hemorrhage.
22.An infant born to an HIV-positive mother will usually receive AZT (zidovudine)
for the first 6 weeks of life.
23.Infants born to an HIV-positive mother should receive all immunizations of
schedule.
24.Blood pressure in the arms and legs is essentially the same in infants.
25.When bottle-feeding a newborn with a cleft palate, hold the infants head in
an upright position.
26.Because of circulating maternal antibodies that will decrease the immune
response, the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine shouldnt be given
until the infant has reached 1 year of age.
27.Before feeding an infant any fluid that has been warmed, test a drop of the
liquid on your own skin to prevent burning the infant.
28.A newborn typically wets 6 to 10 diapers per day.
29.Although microwaving food and fluids isnt recommend for infants, its
commonplace in the United States. Therefore the family should be toughs to
test the temperature of the food or fluid against their own skin before
allowing it to be consumed by the infant.
30.The most adequate diet for an infant in the first 6 months of life is breast
milk.
31.An infant can usually chew food by 7 months, hold spoon by 9 month, and
drink fluid from a cup by 1 year of age.
32.Choking from mechanical obstruction is the leading cause of death (by
suffocation) for infants younger than 1 year of age.
33.Failure to thrive is a term used to describe an infant who falls below the fifth
percentile for weight and height on a standard measurement chart.