Nurses should be aware that the biophysical profile (BPP): 1. ...

[cookcarl]

Nurses should be aware that the biophysical profile (BPP):
 
  1. is an accurate indicator of impending fetal death.
  2. is a compilation of health risk factors of the mother during the later stages of pregnancy.
  3. consists of a Doppler blood flow analysis and an amniotic fluid index (AFI).
  4. involves an invasive form of ultrasonic examination.

Question 2

A nurse is assessing the knowledge of new parents with a child born with maple syrup urine disease. This is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, which means that:
 
  1. both genes of a pair must be abnormal for the disorder to be expressed.
  2. only one copy of the abnormal gene is required for the disorder to be expressed.
  3. this disorder occurs in males and heterozygous females.
  4. this disorder is carried on the X chromosome.

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Answer to Question 1

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1. Correct. An abnormal BPP score is one indication that labor should be induced.
2. Incorrect. BPP evaluates the health of the fetus.
3. Incorrect. BPP requires many different measures.
4. Incorrect. BPP is a noninvasive procedure.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Correct. MSUD is a type of autosomal recessive inheritance disorder in which both genes of a pair must be abnormal for the disorder to be expressed.
2, 3, 4. Incorrect. MSUD is not an X-linked dominant or recessive disorder or an autosomal do-minant inheritance disorder. It is an autosomal recessive inheritance disorder in which both genes of a pair must be abnormal for the disorder to be expressed.

[cookcarl]

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[bdobbins]

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