Author Question: Radiation is the most predominant mode of heat loss in a newborn baby. Radiation refers to: a. ... (Read 124 times)

jon_i · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Radiation is the most predominant mode of heat loss in a newborn baby. Radiation refers to:

a. loss of heat through water evaporation from the baby.
b. loss of heat through the baby shivering.
c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to surrounding colder objects.
d. loss of heat to moving air or fluid around the baby.

Question 2

A woman 3 days postpartum phones you because she is worried about her blood loss. How would you determine whether it was excessive or normal?

a. Check on the size and number of blood clots.
b. Ask how often she is changing her sanitary pads.
c. Ask her the colour and general amount of blood loss she has had over the last hour.
d. All of the above.