Question 6 1 pts Upon examination, the neonatologist detects a heart murmur. Whi

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Question 6 1 pts Upon examination, the neonatologist detects a heart murmur. Which of the following is the most accurate and appropriate statement? O Heart murmurs are common to many infants and usually resolve within 1 month after birth. O A heart murmur in a child with Down syndrome may be a sign of a heart defect. However, further testing is necessary before a heart defect is diagnased O Heart murmurs are benign and not a cause for concern A heart murmur in a child with Down syndrome performed as soon as possible to prevent the onset of heart failure and is diagnostic for a heart defect and surgery should be pneumonia D Question 7 1 pts parents struggle to understand what happened to their baby. We don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, so why did this happen? the mother asks. which of the following represents the most accurate explanation? O The risk for Down syndrome increases when the mother is older than age 35 and chromosomes in her eggs fail to separate properly duning cell division. Down syndrome is a genetically inherited disorder that is caused when both mutated gene parents are carriers of a O The risk for Down syndrome increases when the mother is older than age 35 and the egg is fertlized by multiple sperm. ODown syndrome is a genetically inherited disorder that may be caused when only 1 parent is a carrier of a mutated gene

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Heart murmur in child with down syndrome may be a sign of heart defect,however further testing is necessary before a heart defect is diagnoised.

Heart murmur is extra sound in heart beat that is caused by the turbulent blood flow through the heart valves, in a normal baby heart murmurs are quite common and often are harmless.About 40 to 50 percent of babies diagnosed with down syndrome may have heart conditions or heart murmurs which can be simple or serious.Therfore a baby diagnosed with Down syndrome will have their heart carefully assesed to detect and treat the conditions at the earlest.

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The risk for down syndrom increases when the age of mother is over 35 and the chromosmes in her egg fail to separate properly during cell division.

Chromosomal abnormalities are more likely to develop in the eggs of older women than younger women.In case of Down syndrome instead of having two copies of chromosme (21) in each cell there are 3 copies, this happens when there is uneven division of chromosomes in the mothers egg

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