ATI Maternal Newborn Final Proctored Exam Moitoso
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A nurse is caring for a newborn client.The assessment findings include a high-pitched cry, increased muscle tone, frequent yawning, poor feeding with projectile vomiting, and tachypnea.What condition does the nurse suspect?
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Choice A rationaleHyperbilirubinemia presents with jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) and is caused by excess bilirubin in the blood. It doesn't typically involve a high-pitched cry, increased muscle tone, or projectile vomiting.Choice B rationaleNeonatal abstinence syndrome occurs in newborns exposed to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother’s womb. Symptoms include high-pitched crying, increased muscle tone, yawning, poor feeding with vomiting, and tachypnea due to drug withdrawal.Choice C rationaleRespiratory distress syndrome is primarily characterized by breathing difficulties, including rapid, shallow breathing and a grunting sound. Symptoms do not typically include high-pitched cry or projectile vomiting.Choice D rationaleNecrotizing enterocolitis involves severe inflammation and necrosis of the intestines. Symptoms include abdominal distension, vomiting bile, bloody stools, and apnea but not a high-pitched cry or increased muscle tone.
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