Quizlet Pediatrics Overview

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  1. Do premature infants have a higher or lower TBW than term infants?: higher
  2. In what tissue of the body is water least abundant?: adipose tissue
  3. neonatal: <1 month old
  4. nulliparity: never having carried a pregnancy
  5. parity: refers to the number of times a woman has given birth
  6. postneonatal: 1-11 months old
  7. What is the average TBW for a term infant?: 75%
  8. What is the average total body water (TBW) in adult men and women?: 55% and 51%
  9. What is the leading cause of death in postneonatal infants?: SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)
  10. What is the TBW during the 1st year of life and up until puberty?: 60%
  11. Which ethnic group in the US has the highest infant mortality rate?: Black (14/1000)
  12. Which ethnic group in the US has the lowest infant mortality rate?: Chinese (2.9/1000)