Deborah Moreno, 18 year old Gravida 1 Para 0. 39-40 weeks AOG brought to the Delivery Suite due to labor pains. She delivered via normal spontaneous delivery after 10 hours of labor. Her newborn child was noted to have cephalhematoma. Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of the baby's condition? The periosteal limitations with definite palpable edges will not differentiate the cephalhematoma from caput succedaneum This is usually caused by injury to the periosteum of the skull during labor and delivery Hemorrhage can over one or both parietal bones Cephalhematoma may not appear for hours after delivery often growing larger and disappearing only after several weeks

Cephalhematoma is a birth injury. It leads to the blood pool accumulation in between the skull and…

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Phlebotomy Essentials

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Deborah Moreno, 18 year old Gravida 1 Para 0. 39-40 weeks AOG brought to the Delivery Suite due to labor pains. She delivered via normal spontaneous delivery after 10 hours of labor. Her newborn child was noted to have cephalhematoma. Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of the baby's condition?

The periosteal limitations with definite palpable edges will not differentiate the cephalhematoma from caput succedaneum
This is usually caused by injury to the periosteum of the skull during labor and delivery
Hemorrhage can over one or both parietal bones
Cephalhematoma may not appear for hours after delivery often growing larger and disappearing only after several weeks

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