This document summarizes a reading assignment from an English textbook for nursing students. It includes questions about common newborn illnesses and their symptoms, causes, and treatments. Key details identified include that jaundice in newborns is caused by high amounts of bilirubin, oral thrush can be treated at home, and phototherapy involves exposure to lights to treat high bilirubin levels.
This document summarizes a reading assignment from an English textbook for nursing students. It includes questions about common newborn illnesses and their symptoms, causes, and treatments. Key details identified include that jaundice in newborns is caused by high amounts of bilirubin, oral thrush can be treated at home, and phototherapy involves exposure to lights to treat high bilirubin levels.
This document summarizes a reading assignment from an English textbook for nursing students. It includes questions about common newborn illnesses and their symptoms, causes, and treatments. Key details identified include that jaundice in newborns is caused by high amounts of bilirubin, oral thrush can be treated at home, and phototherapy involves exposure to lights to treat high bilirubin levels.
A. Part 2 Reading 1. What is the page mostly about ? a. Complications of common newborn illnesses b. Descriptions of typical newborn illnesses c. Treatments for common newborn illnesses d. Typically confused newborn illnesses 2. What leads to jaundice in newborns ? a. Yeast infections b. High amounts of bilirubin c. Overexposure to sunlight d. Contact with infected people 3. What can you infer about oral thrush ? a. It is a harmless rash b. It occurs in most infants c. It can be treated at home d. It rarely affects healthy adults B. Part 3 Vocabulary 1. D newborn 2. G elevated 3. A bilirubin 4. F rash 5. C abdomen 6. E immune system 7. B oral thrush 8. H phototherapy
A a pigment that can turn skin yellow
B a disease marked by painful spots in the mouth
C the front, middle section of the body
D a child that is less than four weeks old
E the body’s defense against infection
F an irritated area of skin
G being higher than usual
H a treatment that involves exposure to lights
C. Part 4 Find Similar Meaning
1. John’s daughter has yellow skin. She may have a disease caused by poor liver function. Answer : Jaundice 2. Place the child under the lamp that emits blue light to treat her bilirubin Answer : Bili light 3. Don’t worry about those marks on the child”s skin. It”s just a common, bumpy rash. Answer : Erythema toxicum 4. The doctor applied cream to the patient’s damaged area of skin. Answer : Sore