A newborn's screening tests indicate the presence of a hemoglobin disorder. Which assessment findings would the nurse expect in this newborn?
1. Normal assessment
2. Seizure
3. Listlessness and inability to maintain thermal control
4. Urine that smells like burnt sugar
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Rationale 1: Children with a genetic hemoglobin disorder appear normal as newborns but begin to develop anemia in the first few months of life.
Rationale 2: Seizures would not be expected in an infant with a genetic hemoglobin disorder.
Rationale 3: Listlessness and inability to maintain thermal control are not expected findings in a client with a genetic hemoglobin disorder.
Rationale 4: This finding is associated with the amino acid disorder known as maple syrup urine disease.
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