TYK366
Please select the TRUE statement:
a) An infant born at 36 weeks gestational age who is now 6 weeks old has a postmenstrual age of 42 weeks
b) An infant born at 30 weeks gestational age who is now 12 months old has a corrected age of 9.5 months
c) An infant born at 30 weeks gestational age who is now 5 months old should be observed overnight for post-operative apnea following general anesthesia
d) A 2-week-old infant born at 27 weeks gestational age has a calculated postmenstrual age of 29 weeks
e) All of the above are correct
Answer
Answer e. All of the above choices are true. Postmenstrual age is the more precise term although postconceptional age is still used. Corrected age is a useful measure of developmental age in premature infants through their third birthday.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.