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A term LGA male infant with Trisomy 21 is admitted to the NICU for poor oral feeding on day of life 1. The infant develops hyperbilirubinemia and is treated with phototherapy for 5 days before bilirubin levels decrease substantially. In caring for this infant which of the following laboratory evaluations should be prioritized?

You are called to assess a 36 day old preterm female who was born at 27 weeks gestation. Her medical history is significant for respiratory distress syndrome, PDA, and feeding intolerance requiring TPN support. She remains on CPAP. She has had a PICC line in place since DOL 5. On your exam, she has a decreased level of activity and she has had increasing apnea and bradycardia events today by nursing report. What type of infection are you most concerned about? What is the most appropriate choice for empiric antibiotic therapy for this infant?

Which of the following infants should receive TPN? Select all that apply.

Problem 5 (10 Points) Calculate the angle “a”, the perimeter of the outside shaded region, and the area of the shaded region in the diagram below.  

Prolonged sleep deprivation (around 8 days) can lead to all of the following except

Dreams experienced during REM sleep are characterized by

Reactive aggression can be best described as

When the _______ facial muscles contract, they change the shape of the mouth, eyes, or nose.

Because of shifts in circadian rhythms that occur around puberty, students at high schools that begin the school day after 8:30 am generally experience

ytime periods of wakefulness.In humans, enhanced serum levels of growth hormone are evident during