Newborn Nursing Care Q 40

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A neonate has been diagnosed with caput succedaneum. Which statement is correct about this condition?

  

     A. It usually resolves in 3-6 weeks

     B. It doesn’t cross the cranial suture line

     C. It’s a collection of blood between the skull and the periosteum

     D. It involves swelling of tissue over the presenting part of the presenting head

    

    

Correct Answer: D. It involves swelling of tissue over the presenting part of the presenting head.

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Option D: Caput succedaneum is the swelling of tissue over the presenting part of the fetal scalp due to sustained pressure; it resolves in 3-4 days.

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