CLC PRACTICE EXAM #9 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The kCDCkhaskacceptedkthe kWHOkgrowthkchartskforkusekonkbreastfedkinfants.kThekreasonkforkthiskchangekis:
a) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartkwaskdevelopedkforkall kbabieskincludingkformula-fedkbabies
b) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartkiskbasedkonkthekbiologicalknorm
c) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartsktakekintokaccountkthatknotkallkbabieskare kweighedkonkaccurate kdigitalkscale
d) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartskarekbasedkonkbabieskbornkinksub-SaharankAfricak-kCORRECTkANSWER-
b) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartkiskbasedkonkthekbiologicalknorm
Nadiakcallskyoukandktellskyoukshe kisksokengorgedkthatkthe kbabykiskunable ktoklatch.kWhichkofkthe kfollowingkte
chniquesktokrelieve kengorgementkwouldkyoukrecommendkfirst?
a) kReverse kpressure ksofteningkfork60-120ksecondskonkeachkside
b) kFreshkcabbage kleaveskfork2khourskorkuntilkthekbreastkisksoft
c) kHot,kmoistkcompressionktokthekbreastkfork15-20kminuteskpriorktokfeeds
d) kIcykcoldkcompressesktokbreastkafterkfeedskfork15-20kminutesk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
a) kReverse kpressure ksofteningkfork60-120ksecondskonkeachkside
Jessie khaskcome kintokthekoutpatientklactationkclinickwithk3-week-
oldkbabykRyan,kcomplainingkofkyetkanotherkepisodekofkpluggedkducts.kYouksuspectkthatkJessiekmaykhavekov
erksupply.kWhichkofkthekfollowingksymptomskwouldkmostksupportkthatkdiagnosis?
a) kRyankhaskfrequentkyellow,kseedykstools
b) kRyankisk15koz.kabovekbirthkweight
c) kAfterknursing,kJessie'skresidualkiskaktotal kofk80kmL
d) kJessiekhadkmastitisklastkweekk-kCORRECTkANSWER-c) kAfterknursing,kJessie'skresidual kiskaktotal kofk80kmL
Leslie kdoesn'tkthinkkshekhaskenoughkbreastkmilkkfork2-week-
oldkChelsea.kYoukknowkwhichkof kthekfollowingkiskmostklikelyktokbe kcitedkinkthekliterature kaskankindicationkofk
the kbabyknotkgettingkenoughkmilk.
a) kFrequentksuckingkonkhands
b) kCryingkforkprolongedkperiodskofktime
, c) kSleepingkforkshortkperiodskof ktime
d) kFewerkthank3ksizablekstoolskink24khoursk-kCORRECTkANSWER-d)kFewerkthank3ksizable kstoolskink24khours
Youkare kworkingkwithkakmotherkwhokhasklowkmilkksupplykandkyoukbelievekshe kwouldkbenefitkfromkusingkakp
rescriptionkdrugktokincreasektheksupply.kHerkphysiciankwill knotkprescribe kthiskparticularkdrug.kWhatkiskthekb
estkthingkyoukcankdo?
a) kDropkthe kissuekofkthiskdrugkandkaskkthekphysicianktokprescribekanotherkdrugkinstead
b) kGive kthe kmotherkthekURLkforkobtainingkthe kdrugkoverkthekinternetkwithoutkakprescription
c) kPurchase kthe kmedicationkyourselfkoverkthekinternetkandkgivekthekmotherkakweek'skworthktokseekifkti kwor
kskforkher
d) kEncourage kthe kmotherktokseekkoutkmore kwrittenkinformationkonkthiskdrugktokshare kwithkherkphysiciank-
kCORRECTkANSWER-
d) kEncourage kthe kmotherktokseekkoutkmore kwrittenkinformationkonkthiskdrugktokshare kwithkherkphsycian
Brandi kisknursingkherkdaughterkinkcompanykwithkseveral kofkherkfriendskwhenkone kofkthemkaskedkherkwhyks
he kchose ktokbreastfeed.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkiskaktrue kstatementkthatkshekcanksharekwithkherkfriends?
a) kBreastfeedingkpreventskakchildkfromkgettingkfractureskduektokhigherkamountskofkcalciumkinkbreastkmilk
b) kBreastfeedingkwill kdecreasekthekriskkof kBrandikgettingkbreastkcancer
c) kMotherskwhokbreastfeedkforkatkleastk4kmonthskare klessklikelyktoksufferkfromkhairklosskduringkmenopause
d) kBreastfeedingkinfantskhave kearlierkcommunicationkskillsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
b) kBreastfeedingkwill kdecreasekthekriskkof kBrandikgettingkbreastkcancer
Effective ktreatmentskforkpostpartumkmoodkdisorderskincludekwhichkof kthekfollowing?
a) kAvoidkallkpro-inflammatorykfoods
b) kCounselingkwithkaksupportivekpsychologist
c) kSlowkweaningk(overkakmonth)kfromkthekbreast
d) kEncourage kpartnerktokdokallknight-timekfeedsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
b) kCounselingkwithkaksupportivekpsychologist
Nicole ksayskshekhaskbeenkgoodkfork9kmonths,kbutkisk"dying"kforkakmargarita.kYourkbestkadvice kis:
a) k"Youkshouldkpumpsksomekmilkkaheadkofktime kandkthenkpumpkandkdumpkforkseveral khourskafterkyoukhav
e kanykkindkofkalcohol kbeforekgoingkbackktoknursing"
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The kCDCkhaskacceptedkthe kWHOkgrowthkchartskforkusekonkbreastfedkinfants.kThekreasonkforkthiskchangekis:
a) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartkwaskdevelopedkforkall kbabieskincludingkformula-fedkbabies
b) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartkiskbasedkonkthekbiologicalknorm
c) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartsktakekintokaccountkthatknotkallkbabieskare kweighedkonkaccurate kdigitalkscale
d) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartskarekbasedkonkbabieskbornkinksub-SaharankAfricak-kCORRECTkANSWER-
b) kThe kWHOkgrowthkchartkiskbasedkonkthekbiologicalknorm
Nadiakcallskyoukandktellskyoukshe kisksokengorgedkthatkthe kbabykiskunable ktoklatch.kWhichkofkthe kfollowingkte
chniquesktokrelieve kengorgementkwouldkyoukrecommendkfirst?
a) kReverse kpressure ksofteningkfork60-120ksecondskonkeachkside
b) kFreshkcabbage kleaveskfork2khourskorkuntilkthekbreastkisksoft
c) kHot,kmoistkcompressionktokthekbreastkfork15-20kminuteskpriorktokfeeds
d) kIcykcoldkcompressesktokbreastkafterkfeedskfork15-20kminutesk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
a) kReverse kpressure ksofteningkfork60-120ksecondskonkeachkside
Jessie khaskcome kintokthekoutpatientklactationkclinickwithk3-week-
oldkbabykRyan,kcomplainingkofkyetkanotherkepisodekofkpluggedkducts.kYouksuspectkthatkJessiekmaykhavekov
erksupply.kWhichkofkthekfollowingksymptomskwouldkmostksupportkthatkdiagnosis?
a) kRyankhaskfrequentkyellow,kseedykstools
b) kRyankisk15koz.kabovekbirthkweight
c) kAfterknursing,kJessie'skresidualkiskaktotal kofk80kmL
d) kJessiekhadkmastitisklastkweekk-kCORRECTkANSWER-c) kAfterknursing,kJessie'skresidual kiskaktotal kofk80kmL
Leslie kdoesn'tkthinkkshekhaskenoughkbreastkmilkkfork2-week-
oldkChelsea.kYoukknowkwhichkof kthekfollowingkiskmostklikelyktokbe kcitedkinkthekliterature kaskankindicationkofk
the kbabyknotkgettingkenoughkmilk.
a) kFrequentksuckingkonkhands
b) kCryingkforkprolongedkperiodskofktime
, c) kSleepingkforkshortkperiodskof ktime
d) kFewerkthank3ksizablekstoolskink24khoursk-kCORRECTkANSWER-d)kFewerkthank3ksizable kstoolskink24khours
Youkare kworkingkwithkakmotherkwhokhasklowkmilkksupplykandkyoukbelievekshe kwouldkbenefitkfromkusingkakp
rescriptionkdrugktokincreasektheksupply.kHerkphysiciankwill knotkprescribe kthiskparticularkdrug.kWhatkiskthekb
estkthingkyoukcankdo?
a) kDropkthe kissuekofkthiskdrugkandkaskkthekphysicianktokprescribekanotherkdrugkinstead
b) kGive kthe kmotherkthekURLkforkobtainingkthe kdrugkoverkthekinternetkwithoutkakprescription
c) kPurchase kthe kmedicationkyourselfkoverkthekinternetkandkgivekthekmotherkakweek'skworthktokseekifkti kwor
kskforkher
d) kEncourage kthe kmotherktokseekkoutkmore kwrittenkinformationkonkthiskdrugktokshare kwithkherkphysiciank-
kCORRECTkANSWER-
d) kEncourage kthe kmotherktokseekkoutkmore kwrittenkinformationkonkthiskdrugktokshare kwithkherkphsycian
Brandi kisknursingkherkdaughterkinkcompanykwithkseveral kofkherkfriendskwhenkone kofkthemkaskedkherkwhyks
he kchose ktokbreastfeed.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkiskaktrue kstatementkthatkshekcanksharekwithkherkfriends?
a) kBreastfeedingkpreventskakchildkfromkgettingkfractureskduektokhigherkamountskofkcalciumkinkbreastkmilk
b) kBreastfeedingkwill kdecreasekthekriskkof kBrandikgettingkbreastkcancer
c) kMotherskwhokbreastfeedkforkatkleastk4kmonthskare klessklikelyktoksufferkfromkhairklosskduringkmenopause
d) kBreastfeedingkinfantskhave kearlierkcommunicationkskillsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
b) kBreastfeedingkwill kdecreasekthekriskkof kBrandikgettingkbreastkcancer
Effective ktreatmentskforkpostpartumkmoodkdisorderskincludekwhichkof kthekfollowing?
a) kAvoidkallkpro-inflammatorykfoods
b) kCounselingkwithkaksupportivekpsychologist
c) kSlowkweaningk(overkakmonth)kfromkthekbreast
d) kEncourage kpartnerktokdokallknight-timekfeedsk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
b) kCounselingkwithkaksupportivekpsychologist
Nicole ksayskshekhaskbeenkgoodkfork9kmonths,kbutkisk"dying"kforkakmargarita.kYourkbestkadvice kis:
a) k"Youkshouldkpumpsksomekmilkkaheadkofktime kandkthenkpumpkandkdumpkforkseveral khourskafterkyoukhav
e kanykkindkofkalcohol kbeforekgoingkbackktoknursing"
