STABLE program EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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Exam Solution
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ONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (A355D)
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QUESTION 1 zm




A neonate with a pneumothorax may exhibit which of the following signs? 1. Increase
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d work of breathing 2. Bradycardia 3. Asymmetric appearing chest 4. Cyanosis 5. Decr
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eased femoral pulses
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a. 1, 2, 4
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b. 1, 3, 5
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c. All are correct
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ANSWER

c. All are correct
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QUESTION 2 zm




The function of brown fat is to:
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a. Generate heat when it is metabolized
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b. Provide a rapidly available source of glucose in the first day of life
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c. Provide an insulating layer of fat in the first month of life
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ANSWER

a. Generate heat when it is metabolized
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QUESTION 3 zm




Arterial blood gas result - zm zm zm zm



pH = 7.35, PCO2 = 23, and HCO3 (bicarbonate) = 12. The correct interpretation of thi
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s blood gas is:
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a. Compensated metabolic acidosis
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b. Compensated mixed metabolic and respiratory acidosis
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c. Compensated respiratory acidosis
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ANSWER

, a. Compensated metabolic acidosis
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QUESTION 4 zm




A 36-zm



week gestation infant is being treated for suspected sepsis. Complete blood count (CB
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C) lab tests are obtained eight hours apart. The absolute neutrophil count (ANC) on th
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ose CBCs are: 3240, 1050, and 540. This trend indicates a(n):
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a. Increased percentage of immature white blood cells
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b. Increased risk of neutrophil depletion
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c. Positive response to antibiotic therapy
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ANSWER

b. Increased risk of neutrophil depletion
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QUESTION 5 zm




The immature-to-
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total ratio (I/T ratio) on the same three CBCs in the previous questions are: 0.36, 0.56
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, and 0.83. This trend indicates an:
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a. Increasing percentage of immature neutrophils
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b. Increasing percentage of mature neutrophils
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c. Increasing percentage of total neutrophils
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ANSWER

a. Increasing percentage of immature neutrophils
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QUESTION 6 zm




Which of the following may cause hypovolemic shock? 1. Placental abruption 2. Pneu
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mothorax 3. Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
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b. 1, 2
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c. All are correct
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ANSWER

c. All are correct
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QUESTION 7 zm




Positive pressure ventilation via bag and mask or endotracheal intubation, should be
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performed without delay if the infant: zm zm zm zm zm



a. Has a pneumothorax
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