The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that successful cardiopulmonary adaptation in the neonate involves five major changes:
an increased aortic pressure and decreased venous pressure; an increased systemic pressure and decreased pulmonary pressure; and closure of the _____________, the ________________, and the ___________________ _.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Question 2
The nurse assessing a newborn for heat loss is aware that nonshivering thermogenesis utilizes the newborn's stores of brown adipose tissue (BAT) to provide heat in the cold stressed newborn.
A) True
B) False
Adaptation to extreme cold in an ectotherm.
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