Physiological responses to serious illness include an increase in the following Except:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Serious illness often leads to hypotension rather than hypertension due to shock or cardiac dysfunction.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Distributive shock is caused by vasodilation and fluid maldistribution, as seen in early septic shock, unlike cardiac or hypovolemic causes.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Breastfeeding actually reduces the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), while sleeping on the stomach, smoking, overheating, and prematurity increase the risk.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Antenatal exposure to magnesium sulfate is not associated with poor academic performance; it is used to protect against cerebral palsy. The other factors are known to impact neurodevelopment.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Harlequin color change is a normal physiological phenomenon observed in newborns