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During a Routine Pediatric History and Physical,the Parents Report That

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During a routine pediatric history and physical,the parents report that their child was a premature infant and was so small that he had to stay in the neonatal intensive care unit longer than usual.They state that the infant was yellow when born,and that he developed an infection that required "every antibiotic under the sun" to cure him.Considering the neonatal history,the nurse determines that it is especially important to perform a focused _____ examination.


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Haloform Reaction

A chemical reaction where a haloform is produced by the halogenation of methyl ketones in the presence of base.

2-Pentanone

An organic compound with the formula C5H10O, a ketone with a five-carbon chain, with the carbonyl group at the second carbon.

Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky Reaction

A chemical reaction used for the halogenation of carboxylic acids at the α position.

α-Bromination

The substitution reaction where a hydrogen atom adjacent to a carbonyl group in a molecule is replaced by a bromine atom.

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