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soccerdreamer_17

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What is an expected outcome for the parents of a child with encopresis?
 
  a. The parents will give the child an enema daily for 3 to 4 months.
  b. The family will develop a plan to achieve control over incontinence.
  c. The parents will have the child launder soiled clothes.
  d. The parents will supply the child with a low-fiber diet.

Question 2

Infants in whom cephalhematomas develop are at increased risk for
 
  a. Infection
  b. Jaundice
  c. Caput succedaneum
  d. Erythema toxicum



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Answer to Question 1

B
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A Stool softeners or laxatives, along with dietary changes, are typically used to
treat encopresis. Enemas are indicated when a fecal impaction is present.
B Parents of the child with encopresis often feel guilty and believe that encopresis
is willful on the part of the child. The family functions effectively by openly
discussing problems and developing a plan to achieve control over incontinence.
C This action is a punishment and will increase the child's shame and
embarrassment. The child should not be punished for an action that is not willful.
D Increasing fiber in the diet and fluid intake results in greater bulk in the stool,
making it easier to pass.

Answer to Question 2

B
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A Cephalhematomas do not increase the risk for infections.
B Cephalhematomas are characterized by bleeding between the bone and its
covering, the periosteum. Because of the breakdown of the red blood cells within
a hematoma, the infants are at greater risk for jaundice.
C Caput is an edematous area on the head from pressure against the cervix.
D Erythema toxicum is a benign rash of unknown cause that consists of blotchy red
areas.



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