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When determining the difference between cephalohematoma and caput succedaneum, the nurse understands that with caput succedaneum the:?

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Cephalohematoma is when blood is collected between the periosteum of the skull bone and the skull bone itself, so it does not cross suture lines. Caput succedaneum involves diffuse swelling of the scalp, with subcutaneous fluid collection unrelated to the periosteum with poorly defined margins.

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