The client and her partner are carriers of sickle cell disease. They are considering prenatal diagnosis with either amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Which statements indicate that further teaching is needed on these two diagnostic procedures? (Select all that apply.) A. "Chorionic villus sampling carries a lower risk of miscarriage."
B. "Amniocentesis can be done earlier in my pregnancy than CVS."
C. "Neither test will conclusively diagnose sickle cell disease in our baby."
D. "The diagnosis comes sooner if we have CVS, not amniocentesis."
E. "Amniocentesis is more accurate in diagnosis than the CVS."
E
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A) Staphylococcus aureus B) Escherichia coli C) Pseudomonas aeruginosa D) Enterococcus faecalis
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