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What clinical manifestation should a nurse should be alert for when a diagnosis of esophageal atresia is suspected?
 
  a. A radiograph in the prenatal period indicates abnormal development.
  b. It is visually identified at the time of delivery.
  c. A nasogastric tube fails to pass at birth.
  d. The infant has a low birth weight.

Question 2

Which maternal assessment is related to the infant's diagnosis of TEF?
 
  a. Maternal age more than 40 years
  b. First term pregnancy for the mother
  c. Maternal history of polyhydramnios
  d. Complicated pregnancy


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
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Atresia is suspected when a nasogastric tube fails to pass 10 to 11 centimeters beyond the gum line. Abdominal radiographs will confirm the diagnosis. Prenatal radiographs do not provide a definitive diagnosis. The defect is not externally visible. Bronchoscopy and endoscopy can be used to identify this defect. Infants with esophageal atresia may have been born prematurely and with a low birth weight, but neither is suggestive of the presence of an esophageal atresia.

Answer to Question 2

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A maternal history of polyhydramnios is associated with TEF. Advanced maternal age is not a risk factor for TEF. The first term pregnancy is not a risk factor for an infant with TEF. Complicated pregnancy is not a risk factor for TEF.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 27, 2018
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