Author Question: In caring for the preterm infant, which one of the following complications is thought to be a result ... (Read 282 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

In caring for the preterm infant, which one of the following complications is thought to be a result of high arterial blood oxygen level?

a. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
b. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
c. Small for gestational age
d. Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)

Question 2

Which factor ensures that the smallest anterior-posterior diameter of the fetal head enters the pelvis?

a. Descent
b. Engagement
c. Flexion
d. Station

tdewitt · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
ROP is thought to occur as a result of high levels of oxygen in the blood.

Answer to Question 2

C
The anterior-posterior diameter of the head varies with how much it is flexed. In the most favorable situation, the head is fully flexed and the anterior-posterior diameter is the suboc-cipitobregmatic, averaging 9.5 cm.
Descent is the moving of the fetus through the birth canal.
Engagement occurs when the largest diameter of the fetal presenting part has passed the pel-vic outlet.
The station is the relationship of the fetal presenting part to the level of the ischial spine.