CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR (CLC) STUDY QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR
(CLC) STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS




AAPc-cans✔✔AmericancAcademycofcPediatrics

ABMc-cans✔✔AcademycofcBreastfeedingcMedicine

AGAc-cans✔✔Appropriatecforcgestationalcage.

Alveolic-cans✔✔Smallcglandscincthecbreastcthatcproducecbreastcmilk.

Amenorrheac-cans✔✔Thecabsencecofcmenstruation.

Aysemmetricclatchc-
cans✔✔Optimalcattachmentctocthecbreast,cwherecthecbabiesclipscarecnotccenteredcincrelatio

nshipctocthecareola,cbutcrathercverticallycoffccentered,cwithcthecbabiescchincandclowerclipcclos
erctocthecedgecofcthecareolacandcthecbabiescupperclip.

Atopyc-
cans✔✔Andcallergycforcwhichcthereciscacgeneticcpredisposition, csuchcascasthma,ceczema,co

rcrhinitis.

(BFHI)cBabycFriendlycHospitalcInitiativec-
cans✔✔ThecUNICEFcbabycfriendlychospitalcinitiative,cancinternationalcprogramcrecognizing

chospitalscandcbirthccenterscthatcimplementcthec10cstepsctocsuccessfulcbreastfeeding.




Bilirubinc-
cans✔✔Thecbyproductcofcthecbreakdowncofcthechemoglobincportioncofcredcbloodccells.




BilirubincEncephalopathyc-
cans✔✔Damagectocthecbraincandccentralcnervouscsystemcrelatedctochyperbilirubinemia c(Ja

undice);cAlsocknowncasc"Kernicterus."

,MilkcBlebc-
cans✔✔Acfirm,csmall,cwhitecspotcnearcthecnipplecporecopeningccontainingcaccumulatedcmil

kcsolids.cAlsocreferredctocascacmilkcblister.

BlockcFeedingc-cans✔✔Acpatterncofcfeeding:cusedctocdealcwithcancover-
abundantcmilkcsupply.cIncblockcfeeding,cthecmothercofferscthecbabyconlyconecbreastcforcone,
ctwo,corcthreecfeedingsctocgeneratecmildclocalcpressurectocslowcdowncmilkcproduction.cThenc

shecofferscthecothercbreastcforcanothercblockcofctime.

BlockedcDuctc-
cans✔✔Acconditioncincwhichcmilkcfromconecpartcofcthecbreastcdoescnotcflowcwellcandcformsc

aclumpcofcsolidifiedcmilkcthatcblockscthecmilkcduct.

BrachialcPlexuscInjuryc-
cans✔✔Decreasedcmovementcorcsensationcincthecarmccausedcbycinjuryctocthecbundlecofcne

rvescpassingcthroughcthecshouldercarea.cThiscmaycbeccausedcduringcbirthcbycpressurectocth
ecshouldercarea.

Bradycardiac-cans✔✔Slowcheartcrate,clesscthanc100cbpmcincancinfant.

BreastcAbscessc-
cans✔✔Ancareacincthecbreastcthatcfeelschotcandcpainfulcandciscfullcofcfluid.cTypicallycresultin

gcfromcunresolvedcmastitis.

BreastcCompressionc-cans✔✔Achands-
oncmethodcusedcduringcnursingcorcpumpingctocincreasecthecflowcofcmilk.cThecmothercgentlyc
sneezes,corccompressescgently,chercbreast.cTypicallycusedcwhencmilkcflowcstopscorcslows,c
tocincreasecmilkcflowcagain.cAlsoccalledc"alternatecmassage."

BreastmilkcJaundicec-cans✔✔Jaundicecoccurringcincthecbreastcfedcinfantcafterc10-
14cdayscofclife.cTheccausecofcbreastmilkcjaundiceciscunknowncandcthecincidentcisclesscthanc1
%.

Brucellosisc-
cans✔✔BacterialcinfectioncfromccontactcwithcanimalsccarryingcthecBrucellacbacteria.cInfecti

onccausescancundulatingcfevercthatcspikescincwaves.

Candidac-
cans✔✔Acfamilycofcparasiticcfungicoccurringcespeciallycincthecmouth,cvagina,candcintestinalc

tract.cTheycarecusuallycbenigncbutccancbecomecpathogeniccandcincludectheccaustivecagentc
(candidacalbicans)cofcthrush.

CaputcSuccedaneumc-
cans✔✔Swellingcofcthecsoftctissuescofcacnewborncbaby'scscalpcthatcdevelopscascacbabyctrav

elscthroughcthecbirthccanal.

, CDCc-cans✔✔CenterscforcDiseasecControlcandcPrevention

Cephalohematomac-
cans✔✔Aclumpcthatcrisesconcthecheadcofcacnewborncwithcanchourscofcbirthcduectocbleedingcb

eneathcthecbonescofcthecskull.

Chorioamniotisc-cans✔✔Inflammationcofcthecfetalcmembranecduectocinfection.

CleftcLipcand/orcPalatec-
cans✔✔Accongenitalcbirthcdefectccausingcacdivisioncorcopeningcincthecroofcofcthecmouthcand

/orcsplitcinctheclip.

Cyanosisc-cans✔✔Acbluishcdiscolorationcofcthecskincandcmucouscmembranes.

Colostrumc-
cans✔✔Thecfirstcmilk,cproducedcincthecbreastcbycthecseventhcmonthcofcpregnancy.cItciscthick

,csticky,candcclearctocyellowishcinccolor;cischighcincproteincandcvitamincA;ccausescaclaxativecef
fect,cthus,chelpingcthecbabyctocpasscmeconiumcstools.cImmunoglobulinsc(mostlycIgA)cInccol
ostrumcprovidecancanti-infectioncprotectionctocthecbabycandctheircgutcmicrobiome.

Contraindicationc-cans✔✔Acconditioncorcfactorcthatcmakescsomethingcincadvisable.

Craniofacialc-cans✔✔Involvingcthecheadcandcskull.

Cooper'scLigamentsc-cans✔✔Thectriangular-shapedcligamentscunderlyingcthecbreasts.

Cytomegalovirusc-
cans✔✔Acviruscofcthecherpescfamilycthatciscrelativelycharmlesscandcadultscbutccanccausecse

verecsystemiccinfectioncincinfants,cparticularlycthosecborncpremature.

DehydrationcSignsc-
cans✔✔Symptomscinclude,cbutcarecnotclimitedctocthecfollowing:cDrycorcstickycmouth,clowcorc

nocurinecoutput,cconcentratedcurinecthatcappearscdarkcyellow,cnon-
productioncofctears,csunkenceyes,cmarkedlycsunkencfontanellescincancinfant,clethargiccorcco
mac(severe).

DiabetescMellitusc-
cans✔✔Acgroupcofcdiseasescincwhichcthecbodychascdifficultycmanagingcstablecbloodcsugar.




DiscordantcTwinsc-cans✔✔Twincpairscwithcacmarkedcdifferencecincsizecatcbirth.

DiscrepancycBreastsc-
cans✔✔Acconditioncincwhichcacwoman'scbreastcarecmarkedlycdifferentcincsizecand/

orcshape.cThisciscassociatedcwithcpotentialcmilkcsupplycproblems.cAlsoccalledc"asymmetricc
"breasts.