casecontrol
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A pediatrician is requested to attend a delivery of a 25 y/o primigravida, with a history of good prenatal care. The patient tells the pediatrician that she is expecting a full term single delivery. She denies any history of STDs, alcohol, or illicit drug use. Her physical examination is pertinent for malar rash, alopecia, and polyarticular arthritis. In addition she has a hx of renal disease. This patient's newborn will have an increased risk for which of the following disorders?
a. complete heart block
b. coarctation of the aorta
c. open neural tube defects
d. microcephaly
e. polycystic kidney disease
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| kpmle2
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a. complete heart block
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| docnit
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Anti Rho antibodies present causes complete heart block in the new born.
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| casecontrol
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correct, the answer is a.
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