Large for Gestational Age (LGA) Practice Exam

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Welcome to your Large for Gestational Age (LGA) Practice Exam! This exam is carefully curated to help you consolidate your knowledge and gain deeper understanding on the topic.

 

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  • Number of Questions: 10 items
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💡 Hint

Think about a maternal condition that often leads to excessive fetal growth.

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1. Nurse Evans is providing care for a newborn identified as large-for-gestational-age (macrosomic). What maternal condition is most commonly linked to this newborn's size?

💡 Hint

Consider a common birth-related injury associated with large-for-gestational-age infants.

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2. Nurse Taylor is caring for a full-term newborn weighing 10 lb, 1 oz (4.6 kg) delivered by a mother with diabetes. While performing an assessment, Nurse Taylor palpates the neonate’s clavicles. What is the primary reason for this assessment?

💡 Hint

Consider the common metabolic complication in newborns of diabetic mothers.

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3. Nurse Kelly is evaluating a term, large for gestational age (LGA) newborn delivered by an obese mother with diabetes. Which condition is Nurse Kelly most likely to monitor for in this newborn?

💡 Hint

Focus on maternal factors that can contribute to excessive fetal growth.

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4. Nurse Thompson is reviewing the medical record of a newborn classified as large for gestational age (LGA). Which factor would Nurse Thompson recognize as having contributed to the increased risk of the newborn being LGA?

💡 Hint

Consider how drug dependency during pregnancy affects the placental function and fetal growth.

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5. Nurse Davis is educating a new staff member about the characteristics of infants born to drug-dependent women. The new staff member asks whether these infants tend to be large for gestational age. How should Nurse Davis respond?

💡 Hint

Hypoglycemia in newborns often presents with symptoms related to the nervous system due to low blood sugar levels. Consider which signs might reflect this physiological response.

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6. Nurse Simmons is monitoring a large-for-gestational-age newborn and is concerned about the possibility of hypoglycemia. Which of the following signs might indicate that the newborn is experiencing hypoglycemia?

💡 Hint

Consider the gestational age, weight, and how they correlate with the growth percentile.

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7. Nurse Williams is assessing a newborn girl delivered at 38 weeks of gestation, who weighs 2000 g, placing her below the 10th percentile for weight. What classification should Nurse Williams anticipate for this infant?

💡 Hint

Consider the common metabolic issue in neonates born to diabetic mothers and how it typically affects their size.

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8. Nurse Jordan is caring for a newborn whose mother has diabetes. What condition is Nurse Jordan most likely to expect in this neonate?

💡 Hint

Consider how insufficient maternal oxygen supply might affect fetal growth.

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9. Nurse Carter is assessing the potential impact on a fetus when a pregnant woman is diagnosed with severe anemia. What is the most likely outcome for the fetus in this situation?

💡 Hint

Consider what LGA indicates in terms of weight percentile for newborns.

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10. Nurse Parker has just weighed a newborn and calculated the measurements. The mother asks, "Did my baby grow well? The doctor mentioned he was LGA. What does that mean?" How should Nurse Parker respond?

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