After a Health Care Provider in the Emergency Department Has

question 20

Multiple Choice

After a health care provider in the emergency department has pronounced a 2-year-old dead following a swimming pool accident,the mother tearfully says to the father,"I am so sorry.I am so sorry." What is the mother expressing?

• A)Fear
• B)Guilt
• C)Hostility
• D)Grief

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Definitions:

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21, resulting in a distinctive set of physical and intellectual traits.

Extra Chromosome

A genetic condition where an individual has more than the usual number of chromosomes, leading to developmental differences and physical anomalies.

Phenotype

The aspect of a genetic blueprint that is actually expressed in the physical and behavioral characteristics of an individual.