A Pregnant Woman's Biophysical Profile Score Is 8

question 20

Multiple Choice

A pregnant woman's biophysical profile score is 8.She asks the nurse to explain the results.The nurse's best response is

• A) "The test results are within normal limits."
• B) "Immediate delivery by cesarean birth is needed."
• C) "Further tests are needed to determine the meaning of this score."
• D) "We will inform you of your options within the next week."

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Definitions:

Recessive Traits

Genetic characteristics that are expressed in offspring only when two copies of the gene are present, one from each parent.

Dosage Compensation

A mechanism that ensures equal expression of genes from the sex chromosomes despite the difference in chromosome number between males and females.

X-Linked Gene

A gene located on the X chromosome, with its expression and associated traits often differentially presented in males and females due to X-chromosome inactivation or hemizygosity in males.

Independent Assortment

The principle describing how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.