CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

Olga is a 4 year old girl who was diagnosed with Trisomy 21. During the clinical check-up the nurse would expect to find:
  1. gigantism
  2. hydrocephalus
  3. multiple-creased hand
  4. protruding tongue
Explanation
Answer: D - Children with Trisomy 21 or Down’s syndrome are typically recognizable based on some physical characteristics that includes: retarded growth and slower-than-normal development, head that is smaller than typical, wide hands with short fingers, as well as palms with a single crease, rather than multiple creases, and protruding tongue.
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