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HONEY FRESH FROM THE HONEYCOMB SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO INFANTS BECAUSE IT MAY CONTAIN

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BOTULINUM TOXIN

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BETWEEN FULL CREAM MILK AND FILLED MILK, A MOTHER ASKED YOU WHICH ONE IS A GOOD SOURCE OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS. YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR NUTRITION LECTURE THAT THIS STATEMENT IS CORRECT

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FULL CREAM IS BETTER THAN FILLED MILK

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ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED DEFINITIVE CONTRAINDICATIONS TO BREASTFEEDING

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  • GALACTOSEMIAIN INFANTS
  • CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IN MOTHERS
  • MATERNAL DRUGS (METRONIDAZOLE)
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INFANT MORTALITY, WHICH IS HIGHEST IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, IS RELATED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER TO

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MALNUTRITION

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INFANTS FROM DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES GREW AT THE SAME RATE UNTIL SIX MONTHS OF AGE WHEN THERE IS A FLATTENING OF THE GROWTH CURVE OF INFANTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO

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FAULTY SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING

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INFANTS NEED HOW MANY GRAMS OF FATS PER DAY

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30

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THESE FOODS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO INFANTS BECAUSE THEY MAY CAUSE CHOKING

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ROUND FRUITS LIKE GRAPES

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WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS IN BREAST MILK IS ESSENTIAL FOR INFANT BRAIN AND RETINAL DEVELOPMENT

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DHA

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THIS/THESE IS/ARE PHYSICAL CLUE/S THAT WILL TELL US IF THE INFANT IS READY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING

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HEAD AND NECK CONTROL ABLE TO SIT WITH SUPPORT

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IT IS BEST TO LIMIT DAILY SUPPLEMENTAL FLUIDS AMONG INFANTS TO ABOUT

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120 ML

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THE INFANT IS UNSETTLED AFTER BREASTFEEDING

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NOT ENOUGH BREAST MILK

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THE INFANT’S SKIN BOUNCES RIGHT BACK WHEN PINCHED GENTLY

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ENOUGH BREAST MILK

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THE INFANT HAS DIMPLES IN HIS CHEEKS OR MAKES CLICKING NOISES WHILE BREASTFEEDING

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NOT ENOUGH BREAST MILK

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ONCE OVER 5 DAYS OLD, THE INFANT HAS AT LEAST 6 WET NAPPIES EVERY 24 HOURS

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ENOUGH BREAST MILK

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MOTHER’S BREASTS FEEL SOFTER AND LESS FULL AFTER FEEDS

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ENOUGH BREAST MILK

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THIS VITAMIN IS ROUTINELY GIVEN TO
ALL INFANTS AT BIRTH AND ITS DOSE LASTS UNTIL THE INFANT’S INTESTINAL BACTERIA ARE ESTABLISHED AND BEGIN TO SYNTHESIZE IT

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PHYTOMENADIONE / VITAMIN K

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DURING EARLY INFANCY, THIS NORMALLY PROVIDES ENOUGH WATER TO REPLACE FLUID LOSSES IN A HEALTHY INFANT

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BREAST MILK

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AMONG INFANTS, SIGNS OF PROTEIN OVERLOAD IN INFANTS INCLUDE

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ELEVATED BLOOD AMMONIA

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THIS IS A TRUE STATEMENT ABOUT BREAST MILK

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THE AMOUNT OF PROTEIN IN BREAST MILK IS LESS THAN IN COW’S MILK

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COLOSTRUM PROVIDES THIS FACTOR THAT HELPS FIGHT AGAINST BACTERIAL INFECTION

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BIFIDUS

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WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS CANNOT BE FOUND IN AN INFANT FORMULA

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IMMUNOGLOBULINS

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WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS USUALLY THE FIRST CEREAL INTRODUCED BECAUSE IT IS THE LEAST ALLERGENIC

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RICE

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WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS A LATE INDICATOR OF HUNGER

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CRYING

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WHICH PROVIDES MOST OF THE ENERGY IN BREAST MILK AND WITH HIGH ENERGY DENSITY THAT SUPPORTS THE RAPID GROWTH OF EARLY INFANCY

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THIS NUTRIENT SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN IN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT IN INFANTS BECAUSE IT CAN STRESS THE KIDNEYS IN ITS EXCRETION OF EXCESS END PRODUCT OF METABOLISM
PROTEIN
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MOTHERS CAN ENHANCE IRON ABSORPTION FROM IRON-FORTIFIED CEREALS BY SERVING FOOD CONTAINING
VITAMIN C
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AN INFANT'S BIRTH WEIGHT TRIPLES WITHIN THIS PERIOD
12 MONTHS
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OF THE INFANT'S MACRONUTRIENT NEEDS, THESE HAVE THE HIGHEST ENERGY YIELD
FATS
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WHICH IS THE PRIMARY FOOD FOR INFANTS DURING THE FIRST 12 MONTHS
BREAST MILK
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DURING THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, AN INFANT HAS APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY FEEDINGS A DAY
8-12
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DURING THE COMPLEMENTARY PERIOD, HONEY AND CORN SYRUP SHOULD NEVER BE FED TO INFANTS BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF
BOTULISM
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FATS ARE IMPORTANT PART OF THE INFANT’S DIET BECAUSE AS CONCENTRATED SOURCE OF CALORIES, FATS
HELP RESOLVE THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF THE INFANT’S HIGH CALORIC NEEDS AND SMALL STOMACH CAPACITY
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WHICH SCENARIO/S ALLOW/S MOTHER TO BREASTFEED THEIR INFANT
MOTHER WITH HIV ON ART
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AN INFANT WAS FED WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF APPLE JUICE AFTER WHICH DIARRHEA WAS NOTED. THIS CONTENT OF THE JUICE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT EFFECT
SORBITOL
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RELATIVE TO THEIR MILK INTAKE, NEWBORN BABIES SOIL WHICH NUMBER OF DIAPERS PER DAY
6-10
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YOUNGER INFANTS NEED HOW MANY GRAMS OF PROTEIN PER DAY
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AN INFANT WITH ALLERGY TO CASEIN HYDROLYSATE FORMULA MAY TAKE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
- LAMB-MEAT-BASED FORMULA - SOY-BASED PREPARATION - LOW-FAT MILK FORMULA
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BREASTMILK CONTAINS THIS PROTEIN THAT FORMS SOFT CURDS WHICH ARE READILY DIGESTIBLE BY THE INFANTS
WHEY
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A PEDIATRICIAN WILL COMPUTE FOR THE TOTAL ENERGY EXPENDITURE OF AN INFANT. IN HER COMPUTATION THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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THE PEDIATRICIAN ADVISED THE YOUNG MOTHER NOT TO INTRODUCE EGG WHITES TOO EARLY BECAUSE HER INFANT’S INTESTINAL TRACT IS STILL “LEAKY” WHICH MEANS THAT
IT’S NOT THAT DEVELOPED YET AND WHOLE PROTEINS CAN READILY BE ABSORBED
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DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF INTRAUTERINE LIFE, THE FETUS RECEIVES MOST OF ITS BIRTH STORES OF
- VITAMIN A - VITAMIN D - IODINE IRON - FOLIC ACID - VITAMIN B12
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THIS/THESE IS A/ARE PHYSICAL CLUE/S THAT WILL TELL US IF THE INFANT IS READY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
-HEAD AND NECK CONTROL - ABSENCE OF EXTRUSION REFLEX - ABLE TO SIT WITH SUPPORT
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FULL CREAM MILK IS BETTER THAN FILLED MILK SINCE MILK FAT HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF ESSENTIAL
FATTY ACIDS
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COW’S MILK CONTAINS THIS PROTEIN WHICH CANNOT BE EASILY DIGESTED BY THE INFANTS
CASEIN
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THE NEED FOR THIS MINERAL IS A MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN THE DECISION TO INTRODUCE SOLID FOODS
IRON
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PECULIARITIES OF NUTRITION IN EARLY LIFE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER
- INFANT GROWTH THAT IS EXTREMELY RAPID SO NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE HIGH THAN THE ADULT RELATIVE BODY -INFANTS HAVE HARDLY ANY TEETH, THUS, HIS SOURCES OF NUTRITION ARE LIMITED
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WHICH AMONG THESE MILK PREPARATION IS A GOOD SOURCE OF ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS
FULL CREAM MILK
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WHEN DOES THE FETUS RECEIVES MOST OF ITS BIRTH STORES OF VITAMINS A AND D, IRON, IODINE, B12 AND FOLIC ACID
DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF INTRAUTERINE LIFE
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THIS IS TRUE STATEMENT ABOUT FORMULA FEEDING FOR INFANTS
SOY PROTEIN-BASED FORMULAS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INFANTS WHO CAN’T TOLERATE LACTOSE
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INFANTS NEED HOW MANY GRAMS OF FATS PER DAY
30
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WHICH DIRECTLY REFLECTS NUTRIENT INTAKE AND IS AN IMPORTANT PARAMETER IN ASSESSING THE NUTRITION STATUS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
GROWTH
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FEEDING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF APPLE JUICE IS NOT RECOMMENDED AMONG INFANTS DUE TO ITS SORBITOL CONTENT WHICH CAN CAUSE
DIARRHEA
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AMONG INFANTS, SIGNS OF PROTEIN OVERLOAD IN INFANTS INCLUDE
ELEVATED BLOOD AMMONIA
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SPECIFIC FOR INFANTS, THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE COMPUTATION OF THEIR TOTAL ENERGY REQUIREMENT
BMR
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WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING NUTRIENTS IS LOW IN BREAST MILK
VITAMIN D
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WHICH PROVIDES MOST OF THE ENERGY IN BREAST MILK AND WITH HIGH ENERGY DENSITY THAT SUPPORT THE RAPID GROWTH OF EARLY INFANCY
FAT
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FAT THIS CARBOHYDRATE IN BREAST MILK IS EASILY DIGESTED AND LIKEWISE ENHANCES CALCIUM ABSORPTION
LACTOSE
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THIS PROTEIN IN BREAST MILK BINDS TO AND INHIBITS REPLICATION OF THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES MOST INFANT DIARRHEA
LACTADHERIN
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THE NUTRIENT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TEETH, BUT BREAST MILK IS NOT A GOOD SOURCE
FLUORIDE

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