female infant born to a drug addict. baby will show symptoms

[usmlethinking]

A one day old female infant born to an 18 year old G4P1. Mom's urine drug screen was positive for cocaine. This female infant will most likely develop:

A. onset of withdrawal symptoms after 7days of life

B. constipation

C. hyperirritability and coarse tremors

D. increased incidence of hyaline memb disease

[doctorron]

hyperirritability and coarse tremors...?

[usmlethinking]

It is correct.

Following the birth, withdrawal symptoms are experienced in 31 percent of newborns exposed to cocaine in utero. These include seizures, depression, lethargy, feeding problems, hyperactive reflexes, vomiting, diarrhea, high- pitched cry, coarse tremors and restlessness. These symptoms may indicate damage to the central nervous system that may prevail throughout life.