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neonate with low wt 1800 gm

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pram
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08/19/06 - 10:00 PM

A neonate at term birth wt of 1800 gms may suffer from all of the following except

a-idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome

b-hypoglycemia

c-impairment of temp controle

d-aneamia

e-polycythemia

f-meconium aspiration

afrose
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08/20/06 - 03:21 PM

icemaiden
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08/20/06 - 05:21 PM

juanma0
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08/20/06 - 05:40 PM

A? but really clueless. Post answer soon!!

pram
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08/21/06 - 07:20 AM

d probably

definitly not a

icemaiden
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08/21/06 - 08:16 AM

RDS occurs in prematurity,but this one talks about a term LBW---so chose a. Anemia is a possibility,due to hemolysis/Rh isoimmunisation etc.What is the answer anyways?

frank100
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08/31/06 - 11:00 AM

plycithemia (e). why should he get polycythemia?

a. yes he can
b. very common (hypo´s are very common)
c. lack of adipose tissue.
d. but not sure, really
f.common even in normal weight babies...so.

icemaiden
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08/31/06 - 04:53 PM

he can have polycythemia as he is exposed to hypoxia inutero. But not RDS,as it is term neonate exposed to stress inutero---so lung has matured.

study_ing
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08/31/06 - 05:09 PM

good argument ice maiden..id vote for a too

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