The mother of a 12-year-old child informs the nurse that the child's father died from sudden cardiac death at 44 years old. Which of these laboratory tests should the nurse anticipate the physician to order?
1. CBC with differential
2. Lipid profile
3. Chest x-ray
4. EEG
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Rationale:
1. The CBC is routine, but will not give information related to cardiac disease.
2. This child should have a lipid profile completed at 12 years old, and based on the results, further testing might be needed.
3. A routine chest x-ray might be ordered by the physician, but will not provide relevant information at this time.
4. An EEG (electroencephalogram) reveals information about brain activity, not about cardiac status.
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