Question 29 (part 2) · LEK · Assessment of newborn maturity
Hypotrophic newborn is one with a birth weight:
- A. <10 percentile.
- B. >10 percentile.
- C. >2000 g.
- D. that is correct.
- E. the definition of hypertrophy is not related to birth weight.
Hint
Hypotrophy is defined relative to gestational age using percentile charts, not by an absolute weight.
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