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The nurse weighs a neonate just after birth. The weight of the baby was 2475 grams. The neonate would be classified as:
 
  a. Normal birth weight
  b. Low birth weight
  c. Very low birth weight
  d. Extremely low birth weight

Question 2

When the nurse is working with a new mother whose child was born with esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula, the mother says: He looks perfect, and I am glad he only has these two things wrong because they can be fixed.
 
   In responding therapeutically to the mother, the nurse keeps in mind which of the following as a finding with babies born with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula? a. It is rare for children born with this condition to have other anomalies.
  b. One-half of the children born with this condition have other anomalies.
  c. The only other defects found in children with this condition are rectal anomalies.
  d. These children rarely live to be older than 5 or 6 years old.



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Answer to Question 1

B
Low birth weight is classified as under 2500 grams. Very low birth weight is less than 1500 grams. Extremely low birth weight is less than 1000 grams.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. It is not rare for children born with this condition to have other anomalies.
B Correct. One-half of the children born with esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula have other anomalies. Other anomalies seen in these children are vertebral, anorectal, cardiac, renal, and limb defects.
C Incorrect. It is incorrect that the only other defects found in children with this condition are rectal anomalies. Other anomalies are vertebral, cardiac, renal, and limb defects.
D Incorrect. Before the performance of the first successful repair in 1939, this condition was fatal. However, over the past 50 years, refinements in neonatal surgical technique, preoperative support, anesthesia, and neonatal intensive care have improved the outcome.





 

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