The Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)of Newborns Is About What Percent

question 28

Multiple Choice

The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of newborns is about what percent as that of adults?

• A)10% to 20%
• B)20% to 30%
• C)30% to 40%
• D)40% to 50%

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Definitions:

Ego

In the realm of psychoanalytic theory, this refers to the aspect of one's personality that balances the desires of the id, the moral guidelines of the superego, and the practicalities of the real world.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory proposing a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Freud

Psychoanalysis was founded by Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, as a method of treating psychopathology through conversational therapy between a psychoanalyst and a patient.

Weak Superego

A concept in psychoanalytic theory indicating a deficiency in the part of the psyche that is responsible for morality, self-restraint, and guilt, leading to impulsive behaviors.