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HESI EXIT 2023 8TH EDITION Q&A A three year-old child diagnosed as having celiac disease attends a day care center. Which of the following would be an appropriate snack? A) Cheese crackers B) P ... eanut butter sandwich C) Potato chips D) Vanilla cookies ANS: The correct answer is:C) Potato chips. Children with celiac disease should eat a gluten free diet. Gluten is found mainly in grains of wheat and rye and in smaller quantities in barley and oats. Corn, rice, soybeans and potatoes are digestible in persons with celiac disease. Question 82 The nurse is caring for a 14 month-old just diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. The parents state this is the first child in either family with this disease, and ask about the risk to future children. The BEST response by the nurse is based on the knowledge that there is a A) 1 in 4 chance for each child to carry that trait B) 1 in 4 risk for each child to have the disease C) 1 in 2 chance of avoiding the trait and disease D) 1 in 2 chance that each child will have the disease ANS: The correct answer is:B) 1 in 4 risk for each child to have the disease. Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive transmission pattern. In this situation, both parents must be carriers of the trait for the disease since neither one of them has the disease. Therefore, for each pregnancy, there is a 25% chance of the child having the disease, 50% chance of carrying the trait and a 25% chance of having neither the trait or the disease. [Show More]

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