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EAQ Week #11 Sickle Cell Disease Exam
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The parents of a child with sickle cell anemia (SSA) tell the nurse, "We have never had any symptoms of SSA and do not understand why our child has this problem." Which information will the nurse include when teaching the parents? 1 SSA is caused by a random genetic mutation with no known cause. 2 People who are carriers of SSA may not have symptoms, but all of their children will have SSA. 3 If both parents are carriers of SSA, there is a 25% chance that offspring will have SSA. 4 When a child is born with SSA, genetic testing of both parents is needed to determine if they have sickle cell trait. - 3 If both parents are carriers of SSA, there is a 25% chance that offspring will have SSA.
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