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misspop

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The nurse is explaining the difference between active and passive immunity to the student nurse. Which of the following statements accurately describes a characteristic of the process of immunity?
 
  A) Active immunity is produced when the immunoglobulins of one person are transferred to another.
  B) Passive immunity can be obtained by injection of exogenous immunoglobulins.
  C) Active immunity can be transferred from mothers to infants via colostrum or the placenta.
  D) Passive immunity is acquired when a person's own immune system generates the immune response.

Question 2

A newborn who is large for gestational age (LGA) is:
 
  a. below the 90th percentile for weight.
  b. less than the 10th percentile for weight.
  c. greater than the 90th percentile for weight.
  d. between the 10th and 90th percentiles for weight.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C
The LGA rating is based on weight and is defined as greater than the 90th percentile in weight.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
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