Author Question: The client and her partner are carriers of sickle cell disease. They are considering prenatal ... (Read 463 times)

Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

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.

Question 2

A 27-year-old married woman is 16 weeks pregnant, and has an abnormally low maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test. Which of the following statements indicates that the couple understands the implications of this test result?

A. We have decided to have an abortion if this baby has Down syndrome.
B. If we hadn't had this test, we wouldn't have to worry about this baby.
C. I'll eat plenty of dark green leafy vegetables until I have the ultrasound.
D. The ultrasound should be normal because I'm under the age of 35.