Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021
On the 5th day after giving birth a postparturient woman complains of a pain in her left mammary gland and body temperature up to 38.1°C. Examination shows that her mammary gland is enlarged and painful on palpation, the nipple is edematous and has fissures, the upper external quadrant of the gland is hyperemic. Name the measures that would have prevented the development of this complication in the patient:
Answer options
- Feeding on schedule
- Feeding no longer that 10 minutes through an overlay
- Constant expression of breast milk
- Stop breastfeeding when fissures appear
- Feeding on demand, expression of breast milk, prevention of nipple fissures
Correct answer
Feeding on demand, expression of breast milk, prevention of nipple fissures
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