Isabel Is a 5-Month-Old Girl

question 53

Multiple Choice

Isabel is a 5-month-old girl. She has not gained any weight in the last month. She feeds and sleeps irregularly. She also cries frequently and becomes irritable whenever her mother picks her up. Isabel is most likely to be diagnosed with _____.

• A) multiple sclerosis
• B) Alzheimer's disease
• C) failure to thrive syndrome
• D) Down syndrome

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Definitions:

Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s which transformed agriculture-based societies into industrial ones.

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The process of replacing manual labor with machines, often leading to higher efficiency and productivity in various industries.

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