Of the following statements about sickle-cell anemia, which one is NOT true?
A. Sickle-shaped red blood cells do not carry oxygen well.
B. It is found only in Africans and African-Americans.
C. A child can inherit sickle-cell anemia even if neither parent has sickle-cell.
D. It provides resistance to malaria.
B. It is found only in Africans and African-Americans. (In the United States, most of the people with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) are African Americans: About 1 in 13 African American babies is born with sickle cell trait About 1 in every 365 black children is born with sickle cell disease SCD also affects some people who come from Hispanic, southern European, Middle Eastern, or Asian Indian backgrounds.)
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1. "I can continue to drink alcohol until I am diagnosed as pregnant." 2. "I need to stop drinking alcohol completely when I start trying to get pregnant." 3. "A beer once a week will not damage the fetus." 4. "I can drink alcohol while breastfeeding, since it doesn't pass into breast milk."
A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has been stable for 2 months. Today the patient's spouse calls the nurse to report the patient has not taken prescribed medication and is having disorganized thinking
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The nurse explains that although uncomfortable, mild anxiety under normal circumstances usually
a. interferes with problem solving. b. is short-lived. c. is repressed and forgotten. d. spirals into panic.
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A) Oral B) Tympanic C) Rectal D) Axillary