NCLEX-RN · Question #232
A newborn is admitted to the newborn nursery with tremors, apnea periods, and poor sucking reflex. The nurse should suspect:
The correct answer is B. Hypoglycemia. (A) Central nervous system damage presents as seizures, decreased arousal, and absence of newborn reflexes. (B) In a diabetic mother, the infant is exposed to high serum glucose. The fetal pancreas produces large amounts of insulin, which causes hypoglycemia after birth. (C)…
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A newborn is admitted to the newborn nursery with tremors, apnea periods, and poor sucking reflex. The nurse should suspect:
Options
- ACentral nervous system damage
- BHypoglycemia
- CHyperglycemia
- DThese are normal newborn responses to extrauterine life
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A13% (5)
- B74% (28)
- C5% (2)
- D8% (3)
Explanation
(A) Central nervous system damage presents as seizures, decreased arousal, and absence of newborn reflexes. (B) In a diabetic mother, the infant is exposed to high serum glucose. The fetal pancreas produces large amounts of insulin, which causes hypoglycemia after birth. (C) Hypoglycemia is a common newborn problem. Increased insulin production causes hypoglycemia, not hyperglycemia. (D) These are not normal adaptive behaviors to extrauterine life.
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