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Question 1

What is artery that supplies the majority of blood to the breast during lactation?

Answer 1

The internal Mammary artery

Question 2

If a baby has been diagnosed with PKU is it better to feed him with breast milk exclusively or breastmilk and phenalaline free formula.

Answer 2

Feed baby both. About 80% can be EBM

Question 3

If a drug has a half life of 4 hours. How soon can mom resume breastfeeding

Answer 3

20 hours

Question 4

In comparing colostrum to mature milk, lactose is higher or lower in mature milk

Answer 4

higher

Question 5

What time frame does breastmilk reach a stable and mature milk composition

Answer 5

7 days ( Neville 2001)

Question 6

If a mother is on a strict Vegan diet , which vitamin should she take to be balanced in her micronutrients

Answer 6

Vit B 12

Question 7

In general, what is the maternal dose of a drug that will reach the breastfed infant

Answer 7

1% ( if the RID is <1 %. YOu may see both 10% and 1% on the test. You are looking for LESS THEN 10%

Question 8

Which cranial nerve is responsible for motor function of the mouth and the sensory function of the tongue

Answer 8

Facial

Question 9

What is the protein in breast milk that kill cancer cells.

Answer 9

Alpha lactalbumin

Question 10

what is the half life of caffeine

Answer 10

80 hours.

Question 11

Describe a normal buccal cavity of an infant to about 6 mos

Answer 11

the tongue fills the closed mouth, lower jaw is small and slightly receding, palate is short with a smoothe contoured arch. Epiglottis links to the soft palate posteriorly

Question 12

What cells control the amount of sugars in breastmilk

Answer 12

The lactocyte (milk making cells) sythisize and control lactose levels in breastmilk and keep level constant.

Question 13

Which component of breastmilk are cytotoxic to parasites

Answer 13

Fatty Acids

Question 14

How does lysozyme act as an antiinflamatory

Answer 14

causes the cell walls to split ( lyse). NOTE: the concentration of lysozyme increases AFTER 6 mos post partum -protecting the infant long term

Question 15

If a mother has gestational diabetes controlled by diet and does not choose to breastfeed , she is at a higher risk to develop _______/

Answer 15

Type 2 diabetes. Bfeeding helps her glucose return to normal

Question 16

How do oligosaccharides protect the infant from infection?

Answer 16

These sugars have binding sites that bacteria attach to and are then swept away in the stool

Question 17

What cells drop dramatically when HIV becomes AIDS

Answer 17

The T helper cells

Question 18

What does the Code say about pacifiers

Answer 18

They are not directly mentioned but assumption is no as refers to “teats”

Question 19

A randomized trial sees a correlation between what two events

Answer 19

Cause and effect

Question 20

If a mother has TB when is it OK for her to nurse her infant

Answer 20

When it is OK for her to be with her baby which is usually about 2 weeks of treatment.

Question 21

What is the BM component passing into the colostrum that increases breastmilk volume?

Answer 21

Lactose

Question 22

MER is affected by the stimulation of which nerve

Answer 22

4th intercostal

Question 23

What is the energy value of Fat, Protein and Car

Answer 23

Fat 1 gram= 9 cal
Protein 1 gram - 4 cal
Carb 1 gram - 4 cal

Question 24

What are the main causative agents for newborn sepsis

Answer 24

GBS
E Coli
Coag neg Staph
HIB
Lysteria