NHM 201 Practice Exam Flashcards
(290 cards)
True/False: HIV can be transmitted from the mother to the infant through breastfeeding
True
True/False: Medicinal herbs are regulated as dietary supplements and are tested for safety and efficacy
False
True/False Alcohol has been found to be a galactogogue that facilitates milk letdown and rectifies milk insufficiency
false
True/False Infants who are diagnosed with galactosemia should not be breastfed
True
A woman experiencing letdown failure may be prescribed a(n) _____ nasal spray
oxytocin
Treatment for plugged ducts would least likely include
a. Stopping breastfeeding until a health care provider is consulted
b. Massaging the affected breast
c. Applying a warm compress
d. Changing nursing positions
e. Taking one tablespoon of lecithin per day
a. stopping breastfeeding..
A new mother was away from her infant longer than planned and could not nurse her baby until she returned 6 hours later. Which of the following problems is she most likely to experience:
Breast infection
Engorgement
Plugged ducts
Sore nipples
Mastitis
engorgement
_______ is known to inhibit lactation
Oxytocin
Progesterone
Estrogen
Prolactin
estrogen
Alcohol may ____ milk letdown by _____ levels
Increase; increasing oxytocin
Increase; increasing prolactin
Decrease; decreasing prolactin
Decrease; decreasing oxytocin
decrease; decreasing oxytocin
Your friend had a baby 3 months ago and is anxious to go out with her friends. She is still breastfeeding but would like to have a few drinks. What would you suggest?
Pump before going out and use that until the alcohol has been cleared from the system
The American Academy of Pediatrics classifies _____ as a substance that is contraindicated during lactation
Alcohol
Caffeine
THC
Nicotine
Sugar
THC
Breastfeeding women should avoid eating swordfish, shark, and tuna because they have high _____ levels
mercury
A food allergy is an immunologic response, typically immunoglobulin ____ mediated, to a specific food protein
E
Which food item is least likely to be considered a common pediatric food allergen?
Cows milk
Eggs
Peanut
Soybeans
Oats
oats
A lactating woman experiences localized pain in a red, hot, swollen area on the right breast and has a tender lump. She also experiences fever and flu-like symptoms. Which of the following conditions is she suffering from?
Plugged ducts
Breast abscess
Engorgement
Mastitis
mastitis
Infants born between _____ weeks are considered late preterm
28 and 30
30 and 33
34 and 37
39 and 42
42 and 45
34 and 37
The composition of milk from mothers who deliver preterm infants is higher in ____ and lower in ___ compared to the milk of mothers who deliver full-term infants
Protein and energy; lactose
Lactose; protein and energy
Lactose and protein; energy
Energy; protein and lactose
Protein; energy and lactose
protein and energy; lactose
The functional unit of the mammary gland is the ______
alveoli
Which stage of lactogenesis is marked as the onset of copious milk secretion?
stage 3
What hormone is produced during letdown and causes the ejection of milk from the milk glands into the milk ducts?
oxytocin
Prolactin is secreted from the ________ pituitary and causes _________
anterior; milk production
Human milk is needed by the majority of healthy infants for approximately the first ___ months
6
Colostrum is higher in ______, _______, and ________ than mature milk
IgA, protein, vitamin A
The dominant carbohydrate in human milk is _______
lactose