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ENagel

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The nurse assures the anxious parents of a child with a cleft lip that most cleft lips are repaired when the infant is as young as _________ weeks.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Considerations about possible risk factors of giving medications to children include: (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Smaller body mass of a child
  b. Immaturity of body systems
  c. Need for individuality of dose
  d. High toxicity of many modern drugs
  e. Unavailability of useful drug references



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Answer to Question 1

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Most cleft lips are repaired when the infant is 10 to 12 weeks old.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, D
Medicating small children is hazardous because of their smaller body mass, the immaturity of their body systems, the need for individualizing doses, and the high toxicity of many modern drugs. Many drug references are available.



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