Discuss the complications associated with rubella.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Rubella (German measles) is a viral infection. Women who are infected during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy stand at least a 20% chance of bearing children with birth defects such as deafness, intellectual disabilities, heart disease, or eye problems, including blindness.
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Randi is pregnant for the first time. Given the frequency with which twins and triplets have occurred in her family, she is understandably concerned that she will have a multiple-birth pregnancy. If you were her gynecologist, which of the following prenatal tests would you recommend to either confirm or rule out the number of babies she is carrying?
a. quadruple maternal blood test b. amniocentesis c. chorionic villus sampling d. ultrasound
Which of the following is TRUE of diabetes?
a. The two types of diabetes are both preventable. b. The incidence of type 2 diabetes has decreased in recent years. c. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney disease, and amputations of feet and legs. d. Type 1 diabetes is related to obesity and lack of exercise.
Describe exclusionary time-out
What will be an ideal response?
Seventy-two-year-old Mrs. Kane recently hit her head during an auto accident. Ever since then, she has been unable to remember the most basic things. For example, when shown a pencil, a ruler, and a phone, Mrs. Kane can name each object, but cannot recall these objects five minutes later. In all other ways, she appears normal. Mrs. Kane's diagnosis would probably be a. major neurocognitive
disorder. b. delirium. c. amnestic disorder. d. organic brain damage.