The hormone used as the basis for pregnancy test is ...

[vinney12]

The hormone used as the basis for pregnancy test is ___________________ ________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The nurse is conducting discharge teaching on the possible signs of insufficient lactation in the exclusively breastfeeding infant-mother dyad in the first month after delivery.
 
  The nurse's material would include which of the following? (Select all that apply.) a. Low urination pattern
  b. Low stooling frequency
  c. Minimal breast changes after delivery
  d. Weight loss of more than 10 of the birth weight
  e. Continued weight loss after day 10 of life
  f. Very irritable or sleepy infant, nursing less than seven times a day

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Answer to Question 1

hCG
human chorionic gonadotropin

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, D, E, F
When teaching the mother the possible signs of insufficient lactation in the exclusively breastfeeding infant-mother dyad in the first month after delivery, the nurse would include: low urination pattern (at least six wet diapers a day is the norm); low stooling frequency (at least three yellow-greenish, seedy, soft stools a day is the norm); minimal breast changes after delivery (such as fullness and leaking of milk); very irritable or sleepy infant, nursing less than seven times a day; and weight loss of more than 10 of the birth weight, or continued weight loss after day 10 of life.