QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS ) ALREADY GRADED A+.
During the analysis of an article, you read that the p-value
is <0.001. This means the findings of the investigation are:
a) Statistically insignificant
b) Odds less than 1 in 10 that they are due to chance
c) Statistically significant
d) Clinically significant - ANSWER-c) Statistically significant
One of the ways that oligosaccharides prevent
infection is through: a) Destroying cell walls of
bacteria using sialic acid
b) Inhibiting bacteria from adhering to epithelial surfaces
c) Preventing pathogens from ingesting the iron
d) Targeting the nucleus of bacterial cells and preventing
reproduction - ANSWER-b) Inhibiting bacteria from adhering
to epithelial surfaces
You are doing an assessment on a baby and determine he has
a type 3 tongue tie causing tongue restriction and sore
nipples. What should you do? a) Refer the mom to the
pediatrician for an evaluation
,b) Refer the mom to a pediatric dentist for a laser frenotomy
c) Not say anything to the mother but call the pediatrician on
your own
d) Give the mother a nipple shield to use until the baby's
frenulum stretches - ANSWER-a) Refer the mom to the
pediatrician for an evaluation
A mom says she is about to wean because her two-year-old
who is still nursing keeps trying to push the baby off the breast,
yelling, "mine, mine!" How would you advise her?
a) Tell her to gently explain the concepts of sharing to the 2-
year-old
b) Wean the 2-year-old and keep nursing the baby
c) Put the two-year-old in time-out when she pushes the baby
d) Offer the toddler the other breast when nursing the baby -
ANSWER-d) Offer the toddler the other breast when nursing
the baby
The amount of fat the normal, healthy infant consumes on a
daily basis is regulated by:
a) The size and volume capacity of the breast
b) The mother determining the length of a feed
c) The infant himself
d) The mother's diet - ANSWER-c) The infant himself
, The most common cause of jaundice in breastfeeding babies
during the first few days is:
a) Rapid breakdown of excess RBCs the first 3 days after birth
b) Presence of a substance in the mother's milk that inhibits
conjugation of bilirubin
c) A hemolytic disease process such as ABO incompatibility or
the Rh factor
d) Decrease in breast milk intake causing a decrease in stool
output - ANSWER-a) Rapid breakdown of excess RBCs the
first 3 days after birth. b- breast milk jaundice c- not common
d- lack of protein intake
The "half-life" of a drug refers to the length of time it takes:
a) For the drug concentration in the serum to reduce by one-
half
b) For a drug to be worn off and half gone from the milk
c) Half the drug to be half strength was to begin with
d) The drug to be completely gone from the milk - ANSWER-a)
For the drug concentration in the serum to reduce by one-
half
When used correctly, the Lactational Amenorrhea Method
(LAM) of birth control is:
a) 63% effective
b) 75% effective