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Book 1 UNIT 6

Select the one best answer to each question (unless otherwise instructed).
All babies weighing less than 2,500 g (< 5 lb 8 oz) are preterm.
Preterm babies are those whose gestational age is less than
A term, large-for-gestational-age baby is at high risk for which of the following problems?
Use the chart below to answer the two questions below.  
Pcep chart unti 6
A baby weighs 1,500 g (3 lb 5 oz) at an estimated gestational age of 30 weeks, according to physical and neuromuscular examination. What is the age category of this baby?
What is the size category of this baby?
Which of the following things would you do for this baby?
A baby weighs 1,900 g (4 lb 3 oz) and, according to neuromuscular and physical examination, is at 40 weeks' gestation. What is the age category of this baby?
What is the size category of this baby?
For which of the following problems is this baby at highest risk?
A baby weighs 1,200 g (2 lb 10 oz) at birth and has a gestational age of 35 weeks, based on neuromuscular and physical examination findings. What is the size and gestational age category of this baby?
For which of the following problems is this baby at highest risk?