A family has received the diagnosis of Osteogenesis Imperfecta for their 2-month-old daughter. The parents are asking several questions to the nurse
The nurse knows the child is a Type 1 classification because of all but one of the following characteristics. 1. Blue sclera
2. Normal dentition of teeth
3. Type 1 is responsible for two-thirds of all OI diagnosis.
4. Type 1 classification will be lethal within a few weeks.
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1. The sclera is commonly blue with this diagnosis.
2. Type 2 has the abnormal dentition.
3. The majority of diagnoses are type 1.
4. Type 2 is lethal in a shorter period of time than type 1.
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