The nurse is obtaining the health history for a 15-month-old boy from the parents. The child is not yet speaking. Which finding would be eliminated as a risk factor for a possible genetic disorder?
A) The child is male and Caucasian.
B) The grandmother and father have hearing impairments.
C) The child was a breech delivery 3 weeks early.
D) The mother was 37 when she became pregnant.
Ans: A
Being male and Caucasian are risk factors for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, not genetic disorders. The fact that the child's grandmother and father have hearing impairments suggests a genetic disorder. The facts that the mother was 37 when she became pregnant and had a breech delivery 3 weeks early are also risk factors for genetic disorders.
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