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asan beg · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse instills erythromycin ointment into the eyes of all newborns just after birth to prevent:

a. nystagmus c. retinopathy
b. ophthalmia neonatorum d. strabismus

Question 2

Which of these tests is often done before birth to determine the maturity of the fetal lungs?

a. amniotic bilirubin level
b. amniotic creatine level
c. L/S ratio (lecithin-to-sphingomyelin ratio)
d. sonogram

KKcool · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
It is mandatory to instill erythromycin ointment into the eyes of all newborns just after birth to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. This is an inflammation of the newborn's eyes that results from passing through the birth canal when gonorrheal or chlamydia infection is present.

Answer to Question 2

C
By approximately 35 weeks' gestation, the surfactant produced by the alveoli is sufficient in amount (L/S ration of 2:1) to allow the alveoli to remain partially expanded when the newborn begins to breathe at birth.