<prompt> A new born boy is having lumbosacral meningomyelocele and awaiting the surgical repair. The sac is best protected with sterile gauze piece soaked withMercurochromeTincture benzoinMethylene blueNormal saline  <response>: Ans. d Normal salineRef: Bailey Love 26th ed. 482-83The first step in the management of a newborn with myelomeningocele is a careful clinical assessment followed by open defects which should be covered with a saline-moistened non-adherent dressing to prevent injury to and dessication of the neural placode. 