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Arii_bell

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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



soda0602

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Answer to Question 1

foramen ovale; ductus arteriosus; ductus venosus

Answer to Question 2

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True



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