Information Parents Should Be Given About the Consequences of PKU

question 10

Multiple Choice

Information parents should be given about the consequences of PKU includes

• A) high dietary phenylalanine may help induce enzyme production.
• B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies.
• C) failure to avoid phenylalanine results in progressive mental retardation.
• D) mental retardation is inevitable.

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Definitions:

Light-blue-stoppered Tubes

Tubes used in blood collection that contain sodium citrate, primarily for coagulation studies, preventing blood from clotting.

Coagulation Testing

Medical tests that assess the blood's ability to clot, used to diagnose and manage bleeding disorders.

Venipuncture

A medical procedure that involves piercing a vein with a needle to draw blood or administer medication.

Hemolysis

Dissolution; the breaking down of red blood cells.