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ec501234

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Which condition involves failure of the respiratory organ in the fetus or neonate?
 
  a. Alkalosis c. Bradycardia
  b. Asphyxia d. Tachycardia

Question 2

You care for a child with Down syndrome (trisomy 21). This is an example of which type of inheritance?
 
  A) Mendelian recessive
  B) Mendelian dominant
  C) Chromosome nondisjunction
  D) Phase 2 atrophy


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Asphyxia is a metabolic process that arises from failure of the respiratory organ in the fetus or neonate. This impaired gas exchange results in a complex combination of hypoxemia, hypercapnia, acidosis, and ischemia.

Answer to Question 2

C


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