The nurse admits a child to the pediatrician's office for a well-child checkup and finds the child is short with broad hands, hyperactive, microcephalic, and both mentally and growth-retarded
The nurse reviews the client's chart anticipating a diagnosis of: 1. Down syndrome.
2. Asperger's disorder.
3. Fetal alcohol syndrome.
4. Autism.
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Rationale: These characteristics describe the child with fetal alcohol syndrome. Children with Asperger's disorder are usually of normal intellect, while those with Down syndrome do not normally have growth retardation. Autistic children often are of normal intellect.
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