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imanialler

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A new mother asks why her baby receives vitamin K IM at birth. What is the best statement to explain the need for vitamin K in a newborn?
 
  A) The administration of vitamin K prevents her from bleeding.
  B) Your infant will need multiple injections of vitamin K to prevent health problems.
  C) Your infant will need the conjugated iron in vitamin K to protect her from infection.
  D) Vitamin K helps boost her nutrition until she's able to feed more efficiently.

Question 2

A patient is administered atropine to increase the heart rate. What is the action of atropine?
 
  A) It blocks the parasympathetic vagal stimulation.
  B) It exacerbates the parasympathetic vagal stimulation.
  C) It provides long-acting antihistamine blockage.
  D) It blocks cell wall synthesis of gram-negative bacilli.



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Answer to Question 1

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A single IM dose of vitamin K is given to newborn infants to prevent hemorrhagic disease of newborns. The infant does not need multiple injections of vitamin K to prevent hemorrhage. The administration of vitamin K will not protect from infection. Vitamin K is not used to enhance nutrition.

Answer to Question 2

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Moderate to large doses of atropine increase the heart rate by blocking parasympathetic vagal stimulation. The exacerbation of the parasympathetic vagal stimulation is opposite the effect of atropine. The blockage of histamine is seen with the antihistamine medications, not anticholinergic agents. Atropine does not block cell wall synthesis.



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