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The Caregivers Notice a Swelling Over the Cranial Bones of Their

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The caregivers notice a swelling over the cranial bones of their newborn. The nurse examines the baby and tells the caregivers that this appears to be a cephalhematoma and will disappear with time. The nurse is reasonably certain this is a cephalhematoma and not some other abnormality because the:


A) mother had a forceps delivery
B) swelling does not cross suture lines
C) color is the same as a cephalhematoma
D) swelling is over a large area of the head

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