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captainjonesify

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A pregnant patient is diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Which self-assessment should the patient make daily?
 
  A) Test urine for protein with a chemical reagent strip
  B) Measure abdominal diameter with a tape measure
  C) Measure uterine height by hand span distance
  D) Measure serum for glucose level by a finger prick

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A pregnant patient with sickle cell anemia asks the nurse if her infant will develop sickle cell disease. On what should the nurse base a response to this patient?
 
  A) Sickle cell anemia is recessively inherited
  B) Sickle cell anemia has more than one polygenic inheritance pattern
  C) Sickle cell anemia is dominantly inherited
  D) Sickle cell anemia is not inherited; it occurs following a malaria infection


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trampas

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: D

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A


captainjonesify

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

amandanbreshears

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Gracias!

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