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A nurse is caring for a child with growth hormone deficiency. Which assessment finding would be most characteristic of this disorder?
 
  1. Absence of abdominal fat
  2. Mature facial features
  3. Accelerated skeletal maturation
  4. Decreased muscle mass

Question 2

Which factor places a client at risk for a prolapsed cord?
 
  a. 3 cm, 90, -3 c. G3 P2002
  b. Meconium-stained fluid d. LOP



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. A child with growth hormone deficiency will have ripply abdominal fat, decreased muscle mass, delayed skeletal maturation, and youthful facial features.
2. A child with growth hormone deficiency will have ripply abdominal fat, decreased muscle mass, delayed skeletal maturation, and youthful facial features.
3. A child with growth hormone deficiency will have ripply abdominal fat, decreased muscle mass, delayed skeletal maturation, and youthful facial features.
4. A child with growth hormone deficiency will have ripply abdominal fat, decreased muscle mass, delayed skeletal maturation, and youthful facial features.

Answer to Question 2

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A 3 cm, 90, -3 finding would alert the nurse to a possible malpresentationincr easing the risk of prolapsing of the cord.





 

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