A 22-year-old woman has given birth to an infant who exhibits the signs and symptoms of maternal cocaine use during pregnancy. These signs and symptoms are a result of what pathophysiological effect of opioid use during pregnancy?
A) Changes in blood chemistry as a result of nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity
B) Impaired maternal nutrition as a result of drug use
C) Vasoconstriction leading to reduced placental blood flow
D) Hypoxia as a result of a prolonged second stage of labor
Question 2
A patient has been admitted to the intensive care unit with signs and symptoms of sepsis and preliminary results of the patient's initial blood cultures reveal the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
This finding is an indication for treatment with
A) ciprofloxacin.
B) levofloxacin.
C) daptomycin.
D) polymyxin B.
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The cranium of a young infant changes dramatically in shape with age. Initially the child has severa
A 5,000-year-old Egyptian garment
In the past year, about one in five adults in the United States reported symptoms of anxiety ...
Compressions for an infant.
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