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Which of the following would not be a reason to consider hospitalization?
 
  a) behavior that is a threat to self or others
   b) intolerable behavior
   c) continued loss of employment
   d) withdrawal from substance

Question 2

A pediatrician is visiting the parents of a newborn in the hospital. The results of required tests reveal the infant has PKU. When the parents ask what
  this means, what is the pediatrician likely to tell them?
 
  a) Your child has inherited a tendency to develop language at a slower
   rate than average.
   b) Your child has an inherited metabolic disorder that can be treated by dietary restrictions.
   c) A toxin has been found in your child's blood; however, we should be
   able flush it from his system and it will have no long term effects.
   d) A brain scan has revealed a loss of cells in some key areas of the brain that often results from exposure to alcohol during pregnancy.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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