Ch. 16 Life Span

adapt-ation
- to adjust- process
- change in the function or structure of an organ to meet new conditions
anomaly
- irregularity
- structural abnormality present at birth
Apgar Score

0-2 evaluation of newborn's status (Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, Respiration)
fetus
- offspring
- human organism from end of the the eigth week after conception to birth
neo-nate
- new- born

Author

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Card Set

Ch. 16 Life Span

Description

Pediatrics and Old Age

Updated

2010-05-04T00:43:33Z

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