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Fetal-Growth Disorders
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What can be said regarding birthweight in the United States?
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a. All low-birthweight neonates are born preterm.
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b. Of low-birthweight neonates, 3% are born at term.
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c. The percentage of low-birthweight neonates has been decreasing since the mid-1980s.
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Given the graphic below, what can be said regarding the velocity of fetal growth at different gestational ages?
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a. At 24 weeks’ gestation, growth averages 5 g/day.
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b. At 34 weeks’ gestation, growth averages
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c. There is considerable variation in the velocity of fetal growth.
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Elevated C-peptide levels are associated with which of the following?
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c. Fetal-growth restriction
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Amino acids undergo which type of transport from maternal to fetal circulation?
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This graph depicts the relationship between birthweight percentile and perinatal mortality and morbidity rates. Below which threshold value of birthweight percentile do perinatal mortality rates increase most rapidly?
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