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The Nurse Is Assessing a 9-Month-Old Infant During a Well-Child

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The nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant during a well-child checkup. The infant is quiet, does not demonstrate much social interaction, and is small for age. The nurse plots the infant's height and weight on a growth chart and sees that the baby was in the 50th percentile for weight at age 6 months, and is now in the 5th percentile. Which condition does the nurse suspect?


A) Congestive heart failure.
B) Dehydration.
C) Undernutrition.
D) Hypoglycemia.

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