You Are Called to the Nursery to Evaluate a Newborn

question 452

Multiple Choice

You are called to the nursery to evaluate a newborn infant.  The mother is a 24-year-old primigravida.  Her pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia.  The infant was delivered at 39-weeks gestation via emergent cesarean section due to maternal hypertension and non-reassuring fetal heart tones.  On examination, the infant's weight is 2.6 kg (5 lb 11 oz) placing him in the 5^th percentile, height is 18 inches (46 cm) placing him in the 5^th percentile, and head circumference is 13 inches (33 cm) placing him in the 10^th percentile.  The infant's head seems large for his body.  There is a paucity of subcutaneous fat.  The remainder of the physical examination is unremarkable.  This infant is at risk for having (or developing) which of the following?

• A)Hip subluxation
• B)Polycythemia
• C)Hyperglycemia
• D)Hyperthermia
• E)Hypercalcemia

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