During an assessment, the nurse suspects a newborn has a ...

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During an assessment, the nurse suspects a newborn has a chromosomal disorder. What did the nurse most likely assess in the baby?
 
  A) Short neck
  B) Bowed legs
  C) Low-set ears
  D) Slanting of the palpebral fissure

Question 2

Which neurologic diagnostic test gives a visualized horizontal and vertical cross section of the brain at any axis?
 
  a. Nuclear brain scan
  b. Echoencephalography
  c. CT scan
  d. MRI

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Answer to Question 1

C
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Ears that are low-set ears is a common assessment finding in newborns with the trisomy chromosome abnormalities. Short neck, bowed legs, and slanting of the palpebral fissure are less common findings in a newborn with a chromosomal disorder.

Answer to Question 2

C
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A A nuclear brain scan uses a radioisotope that accumulates where the blood-brain
barrier is defective.
B Echoencephalography identifies shifts in midline structures of the brain as a
result of intracranial lesions.
C A CT scan provides a visualization of the horizontal and vertical cross sections
of the brain at any axis.
D MRI permits visualization of morphologic features of target structures and
permits tissue discrimination that is unavailable with any other techniques.