A Newborn Boy Is Being Evaluated in the Nursery

question 38

Multiple Choice

A newborn boy is being evaluated in the nursery.  The patient was born at 39 weeks gestation via cesarean delivery to a 30-year-old primigravida.  Head circumference, weight, and length are at the 75th to 90th percentiles.  The anterior fontanelle is open and soft.  The neck is supple.  Cardiopulmonary examination is unremarkable, and the abdomen is soft.  The back appears unremarkable.  Hip examination shows no hip clicks.  Both feet are plantar flexed and adducted with the soles pointing medially.  There is resistance to range of motion assessment in both feet.  Muscle tone is normal and newborn reflexes are intact.  The abnormal findings on this patient's physical examination most likely represent which of the following types of congenital anomalies?

• A)Deformation
• B)Disruption
• C)Dysplasia
• D)Malformation
• E)Sequence

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Definitions:

Cisgender

Describing an individual whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.

Transgender

A broad category for individuals whose gender identity does not align with the sex assigned to them at birth.

Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ)

A self-report inventory designed to measure gender role stereotypes and the extent to which an individual identifies with masculine or feminine characteristics.

Femininity

A set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women, often considered in contrast to masculinity.