ANS: C Children with SCA have impaired kidney function and cannot concentrate urine. Parents are taught signs of dehydration and ways to minimize loss of fluid to the environment. Encouraging drinking is not specific enough for parents. The nurse should g
a. It is an acquired hemolytic anemia.
b. Inadequate numbers of red blood cells (RBCs) are present.
c. Increased incidence occurs in families of Mediterranean extraction.
d. It commonly occurs in individuals from West Africa.
ANS: C
Individuals who live near the Mediterranean Sea and their descendants have the highest incidence of thalassemia. Thalassemia is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. An overproduction of RBCs occurs. Although numerous, the red blood cells are relatively unstable. Sickle cell disease is common in blacks of West African descent.
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