A pregnant client is scheduled for diagnostic tests which cannot occur until the fetus is older than 18 weeks. Which of the following tests is this client most likely scheduled to have performed? (Select all that apply.)
1. Amniocentesis
2. Chorionic villus sampling
3. Fetoscopy with fetal skin biopsy
4. Periumbilical blood
5. Placental biopsy
6. Early amniocentesis
3, 4
Periumbilical blood and fetoscopy with fetal skin biopsy both require gestation longer than 18 weeks. Placental biopsy requires gestation longer than 12 weeks. Early amniocentesis requires that gestation be before 15 weeks. Amniocentesis requires that gestation be at 15 to 20 weeks, and chorionic villus sampling requires gestation at 10 to 12 weeks.
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