CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR CLC STUDY EXAM

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CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR (CLC) STUDY EXAM

QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Foremilk

Answer:

The milk that is expressed from the breast at the beginning of a feed.

Question 2: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Answer:

A form of diabetes that occurs in pregnancy.

Question 3: Hindmilk

Answer:

The milk expressed from the breast toward the end of a feed.

Question 4: Galactosemia

Answer:

Congenital metabolic disorder causing inability of the body to use the simple sugar galactose, causing accumulation of galactose 1-phosphate in the body, which results in damage to the liver, central nervous system, and other body systems with permanent, even fatal, outcomes.

Question 5: Failure to Thrive (FTT)

Answer:

A serious condition in which baby's growth is inadequate and requires medical evaluation.

Question 6: SIDS

Answer:

Sudden infant death syndrome. Crib death.

Question 7: Hematoma

Answer:

A blood filled lump/swelling resulting from a broken blood vessel.

Question 8: Blocked Duct

Answer:

A condition in which milk from one part of the breast does not flow well and forms a lump of solidified milk that blocks the milk duct.

Question 9: Submucosal Cleft

Answer:

An opening in the bone above the roof of the pallet that is covered with normal skin lining and is therefore more difficult to identify.

Question 10: Sheehan's Syndrome

Answer:

Damage to the pituitary gland (caused by postpartum hemorrhage), resulting in the inability to produce pituitary hormone, including prolactin.

Question 11: AGA

Answer:

Appropriate for gestational age.

Question 12: Discrepancy Breasts

Answer:

A condition in which a woman's breast are markedly different in size and/or shape. This is associated with potential milk supply problems. Also called "asymmetric "breasts.

Question 13: Moro Reflex

Answer:

Infant reflex where a baby will startle in response to a loud sound or sudden movement. A response present in the normal infant from the 3rd trimester through the 4th or 5th month after birth. When pulled up from a laying position and then released, the infant will spread its arms, then fold them back to the body, usually crying.

Question 14: LGA

Answer:

Large for gestational age (above 90th percentile)

Question 15: Discordant Twins

Answer:

Twin pairs with a marked difference in size at birth.

Question 16: Duarte Galactosemia

Answer:

A variant of galactosemia with generally milder complications.

Question 17: Reverse Cycle Nursing

Answer:

Description of a feeding pattern of more frequent nursing during night time than during daytime.

Question 18: Kernicterus

Answer:

Bilirubin encephalopathy, a form of brain damage resulting from unconjugated bilirubin entering the brain. Characterized by lethargy, poor feeding, vomiting, irregular respiration, perhaps death.

Question 19: Primpara (primip)

Answer:

A woman who is giving birth for the first time.

Question 20: Postpartum Depression (PPD)

Answer:

Depression occurring in the first year postpartum.

Question 21: Non-nutritive Sucking

Answer:

Suckling that causes little or no milk secretion, associated with eight or more sucks per swallow. (8:1 + ratio) May be "flutter sucking" or "comfort sucking."

Question 22: (BFHI) Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

Answer:

The UNICEF baby friendly hospital initiative, an international program recognizing hospitals and birth centers that implement the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding.

Question 23: Postpartum Adjustment Disorder (PPAD)

Answer:

Mood changes occurring to a woman in the first year after giving birth.

Question 24: Feeding Cues

Answer:

Infant behavior that indicates an interest in eating, including rapid eye movement, movement of hands near the face and mouth (sucking hands and fingers), rooting and seeking motions (turning head side to side while gaping).

Question 25: Predominant Breastfeeding

Answer:

The feeding of both mother's milk as well as water, water-based drinks, ritual foods (teas), oral rehydration solution, vitamins, minerals, and oral medication to the infant.

Question 26: Reynaud's Syndrome

Answer:

A medical condition associated with vasoconstriction and reduce blood flow to an extremity of the body in response to cold stress/stimuli.

Question 27: Alveoli

Answer:

Small glands in the breast that produce breast milk.