Child Health Exam 3

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The parents of a child with sickle cell disease ask you what the risk is that their next, unborn child will also be affected with SSD. Your BEST response is:
a. "It's not possible to predict, so you will need to wait until the results of the newborns screening test come back."
b. "Since you already have a child with SSD, it's not likely to happen again."
c. "The unborn baby's sickle cell status can be determined in utero by a maternal blood test."
d. "Your primary care or OB provider can help you identify your sickle cell status and risk to your children."

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d. "Your primary care or OB provider can help you identify your sickle cell status and risk to your children."

Which of the following are characteristics of sickled red blood cells?
a. Sickled cells have a longer lifespan than normal RBCs.
b. Sickled cells are more resistant to breakdown because of their unique shape.
c. Sickled cells tend to lodge in capillaries, causing tissue ischemia.
d. Sickled cells have increased oxygen uptake compared to normal RBCs

c. Sickled cells tend to lodge in capillaries, causing tissue ischemia.

Complications of sickle cell disease include which of the following?
a. Splenic sequestration
b. Chronic joint damage
c. Vaso-occlusive crisis
d. Acute chest syndrome
e. A, C, D
f. All of the above

f. All of the above

T/F: Most people with hemophilia A have the mild form of the disease

FALSE

T/F: Except for the Babinski reflex which lasts until around 12 months of age, most infantile reflexes should be gone at around 4 months

true