Parents with sickle cell anemia in their families ask the nurse to tell them which test for sickle cell anemia can be done the earliest in the prenatal period
The nurse will respond that prenatal diagnosis for sickle cell anemia can be conducted as early as 8 to 10 weeks with which of the following tests? a. chorionic villi sampling c. sickle cell solubility tests
b. amnionic fluid analysis d. hemoglobin electrophoresis
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A Correct. Prenatal diagnosis for sickle cell anemia can be made through chorionic villi sampling as early as 8 to 10 weeks gestation or with amniotic fluid analysis at 15 weeks' gestation.
B Incorrect. Prenatal diagnosis for sickle cell anemia can be made with amniotic fluid analysis at 15 weeks' gestation, not as early as 8 to 10 weeks.
C Incorrect. The sickle cell solubility test is not used for prenatal diagnosis.
D Incorrect. The hemoglobin electrophoresis test is not used for prenatal diagnosis.
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